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The Scent of Rebellion: How Cannabis Became the Drug of Choice For the Counterculture

Literary Hub 20 April 2026 6h ago
The Scent of Rebellion: How Cannabis Became the Drug of Choice For the Counterculture
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In 1927, twenty-six-year-old American jazz musician Louis Armstrong smoked cannabis for the first time. He was backstage at a Chicago music club when a white musician named Mezz Mezzrow lit a reefer, took a few puffs, and passed it to
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