Great Moments in Weed History

David Bienenstock

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Meet the Founder of An Iconic 1970s Weed Magazine

7/16/2025 • 28 min

Charlotte Parker started Head magazine while working an entry level publishing job at Penthouse, in order to cover the world of weed in depth at a time long before legalization. Looking back at a few covers from those 1970s glory days shows she was well ahead of the curve, with stories like “How to Make Hash Oil in Your Kitchen,” and “Grow the Most Potent Pot … Play episode

How A Weed Outlaw Became The Ultimate Cannabis Connoisseur
High Times, Free Weed, and Home Grown: The Danny Danko Story
Celebrating Weed, Pride and Weed Pride w/ Laganja Estranja
A Weed Expat Inhales Amsterdam's Glory Years
How 'Appellations' Will Put Cannabis on Par With Champagne
John Lennon's Hash Bust Set Off an Immigration Battle for the Ages
4/20 Special : Mylar Bag Art Show + "How The Waldos Created a High Holiday"
"Weed brings slack to the ever-tightening vice inside my body."
The Trailer Park Boys— 'Baked on a True Story'
From Rock Star to Weed Connoisseur
Bob Dylan Got the Beatles High for the First Time
Seth Ferranti: From LSD Kingpin to Weed Fugitive to Jailhouse Journalist
Ramon Reyes Went From Slanging Dime Bags to Leading an Industry
From 'Blair Witch' to GrowGirl
Holidaze Special: Santa's A Psychedelic Mushroom Shaman
In Search of A Cannabis Utopia
The Cornbread Mafia: Backcountry Weed Outlaws
Weed Shall Overcome (w/ Dr. Mariana Hoyo)
Hunter S. Thompson Ran for Sheriff on A Freak Power Platform
Weed Voter Guide + Secret Tapes Reveal War on Marijuana Was A Fraud!
Meet the Ultimate 'Cannabis Couple'
Your 'Burning Questions' About Weed Answered
"I Weed A Miracle Every Day" — The Grateful Dead Get Busted and Win
Higher Education: Now You Can Major in Cannabis Studies
From 'High Times' to 'Reefer Dadness'
America's Best Dispensary Has Deep Roots
An Outlaw Weed Smuggler Started The World's Most Prestigious Pot Contest
A 1972 Study Had 20 Young Women Smoke Weed for 98 Days In Total Isolation
Dennis Peron Put the Grass in Grassroots
Hip-Hop Lit The Fuse of Weed Freedom w/ Fab 5 Freddy
Where Do Weed Strains Come From?
Dropping Acid on Bicycle Day (4/20 Special Episode w/ Shane Mauss)
Carl Sagan and His Best Bud Get Blazed and Save the Universe
This Total Solar Eclipse Is Gonna Be Trippy AF
The Epic Tail of Ganjasaurus Rex (featuring Jon Gabrus)
I Answered Reddit's Weed Questions
Meet Magu—China's Ancient Hemp Goddess
The Outlaw Weed Mayor of Lake Tahoe
Meet Mila—Amsterdam's Hashish Queen
BAKE TO THE FUTURE: The Year in Weed + 2024 Predictions
Holidaze Special: Trippin' Balls with Santa Claus
How "Wooks" Pass the Torch of Weed Wisdom
The Pot Prince of Bel-Air
Freaky Beatniks Smoked Tea and Started the Legalization Movement
How Weed Growing Went Global (w/ Jorge Cervantes)
From Rope to Dope
Help Save America's Weed-basket!
From 'Bong Boy' to Pot Humorist
What Your Doctor Don’t Know (or Won’t Tell You) About Medical Marijuana

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