How to grow far fucking out weed~circa 1971~

"It's embarrassing you try to overthrow the government
and you wind up on the Best Seller's List."
-- Abbie Hoffman

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Abbie Hoffman couldn't get a anyone to publish Steal This Book --thirty publishers turned it down.
When the book was released, bookstores wouldn't carry it. Newspapers, TV and radio all refused to run advertisements. But despite these set backs, Steal This Book found its way on to the Best Seller list in 1971.


A hilariously obselete chapter on pot growing. enjoy

"How to grow Your Own"
Taken From the 1971 book titled

"Steal This Book"

by Abbey Hoffman,
edited by "Tom Forcade"
Library of Congress number 72-157115


"Pot is a weed and as such grows in all climates under every kind of soil condition. We have seen acres and acres of grass growing in Kansas, Iowa and New Jersey. If you're not located next door to a large pot field growing in the wild, maybe you would have some success in growing your own. It's well worth it to try your potluck!

The first thing is to start with a bunch of good-quality seeds from grass that you really dig. Select the largest seeds and place them between two heavy-duty napkins or ink blotters in a pan. Soak the napkins with water until completely saturated. Cover the top of the pan or place it in a dark closet for three days or until a sprout about a half inch long appears from most of the seeds.

During this incubation period, you can prepare the seedling bed. Use a low wooden box such as a tomato flat and fill it with an inch of gravel. Fill the rest of the box with some soil mixed with a small amount of fertilizer. Moisten the soil until water seeps out the bottom of the box, then level the soil making a flat surface. With a pencil, punch holes two inches apart in straight rows. You can get about 2 dozen in a tomato flat.

When the incubation period is over, take those seeds that have an adequate sprout and plant one in each hole. The sprout goes down and the seed part should be a little above ground. Tamp the soil firmly (do not pack) around each plant as you insert the sprouts.

The seedlings should remain in their boxes in a sunny window until about mid-May. They should receive enough water during this period to keep the soil moist. By the time they are ready to go into the ground, the green plants should be about six to eight inches tall.

If it is late winter or early spring and you have a plot of land that gets enough sun and is sheltered from nosy neighbors, you should definitely grow grass in the great outdoors.

One idea is to plant sunflowers in your garden as these grow taller than the pot plants and camouflage them from view. The best idea is to find some little-used field and plant a section of it.

Prepare the land the way you would for any garden vegetable. Dig up the ground with a pitchfork or heavy duty rake, removing rocks. Rake the plot level and punch holes in the soil about three inches deep and about two feet apart in the same way you did in the seedling boxes. Remove the young plants from the box, being careful not to disturb the roots and keeping as much soil intact as possible. Transplant each plant into one of the punched-out holes and firmly press the soil to hold it in place. When all the plants are in the ground, water the entire area. Tend them the way you would any other garden. They should reach a height of about six feet by the end of the summer and be ready to harvest.

If you don't have access to a field, you can grow good stuff right in your own closet or garage using artificial lighting. Transplant the plants into larger wooden boxes or flower boxes. Be sure and cover the bottom of each box with a few inches of pebbles or broken pottery before you add the soil. This will insure proper drainage. Fertilize the soil according to the instructions on the box and punch out holes in much the same way you would do if you were growing outside. After the young plants have been transplanted and watered thoroughly, you will have to rig up a lighting system. Use blue light bulbs, which are available at hardware stores for the first thirty days. These insure a shorter, sturdier stalk. Leave the lights on 24 hours a day and place them about a foot above the tops of the plants. If the plants begin to feel brittle or turn yellow at the edges, then the temperature is too hot. Use less illumination or raise the height of the lamp if this occurs.

After the first thirty days, change to red bulbs and cut down the lighting time to 16 hours a day. After a week, reduce the time to 14 hours and then on the third week to 12 hours. Maintain this lighting period until the plants flower. The female plants have a larger and heavier flower structure and the males are somewhat skimpy. The female plant produces the stronger grass and the choicest parts are the top leaves including the flowers.

Inside or outside, the plants will be best if allowed to reach maturity, although they are smokeable at any point along the way. When you want to harvest the crop, wet the soil and pull out the entire plant. If you want to separate the top leaves from the rest, you can do so and make two qualities of grass. In any event, let the plants dry in the sun for two weeks until they are thoroughly dried out. If you want to hurry the drying process, you can do it in an oven using a very low heat for about twenty minutes. After you've completed the drying, you can "cure'" the grass by putting the plants in plastic bags and sprinkling drops of wine, rum or plain booze on them. This greatly increases the potency.

There are two other ways that we know work to increase the potency of grass you grow or buy. One consists of digging a hole and burying a stash of grass wrapped in a plastic bag. A few months in the ground will produce a mouldy grass that is far fuckin' out. A quick method is to get a hunk of dry ice, put it in a metal container or box with a tight lid (taping the lid airtight helps), and sprinkling the grass on top. Allow it to sit tightly covered for about three days until all the dry ice evaporates."

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Definitely a dated period piece, check out this interesting yippies guide to street/ outlaw survival, circa 1971.
The entire book is linked here.
If stocked at all by bookstores at the time, it was kept behind the counters as the first chapter back then in its original release, page/chapter one, lesson one, as a new anti-establishment anarchist was to basically "steal this book".
Something to the effect of "Put the book down your pants and walk out the door of the store."
End of chapter.

http://www.eriswerks.org/steal.html#2.11.2

STEAL THIS BOOK
By Abbie Hoffman

TABLE OF DISCONTENTS

* INTRODUCTION
* AIDING AND ABETTING
* SURVIVE!

1. FREE FOOD
o Restaurants
o Food Programs
o Supermarkets
o Wholesale Markets
o Food Conspiracies
o Cheap Chow
2. FREE CLOTHING AND FURNITURE
o Free Clothing
o Sandals
o Free Furniture

3. FREE TRANSPORTATION
o Hitch-Hiking
o Freighting
o Cars
o Buses
o Airlines
o In City Travel
4. FREE LAND
5. FREE HOUSING
o Communes
o Urban Living
o Rural Living
o List of Communes
6. FREE EDUCATION
o List of Free Universities
7. FREE MEDICAL CARE
o Birth Control Clinics
o Abortions
o Diseases Treated Free
8. FREE COMMUNICATION
o Press Conference
o Wall Painting
o Use of the Flag
o Radio
o Free Telephones
o Pay Phones
9. FREE PLAY
o Movies and Concerts
o Records and Books
10. FREE MONEY
o Welfare
o Unemployment
o Panhandling
o Rip-Offs
o The International Yippie Currency Exchange
11. FREE DOPE
o Buying, Selling and Giving It Away
o Growing Your Own
12. ASSORTED FREEBIES
o Laundry
o Pets
o Posters
o Security
o Postage
o Maps
o Ministry
o Attrocities
o Veteran's Benefits
o Watch
o Vacations
o Drinks
o Burials
o Astrodome Pictures
o Diploma
o Toilets

* FIGHT!

1. TELL IT ALL, BROTHERS AND SISTERS
o Starting a Printing Workshop
o Underground Newspapers
o High School Papers
o G.I. Papers
o News Services
o The Underground Press
o Switchboards
2. GUERRILLA BROADCASTING
o Guerrilla Radio
o Guerrilla Television
3. DEMONSTRATIONS
o Dress
o Helmets
o Gas Masks
o Walkie-Talkies
o Other Equipment
4. TRASHING
o Weapons for Street Fighting
o Knife Fighting
o Unarmed Defense
o General Strategy Rep
5. PEOPLE'S CHEMISTRY
o Stink Bomb
o Smoke Bomb
o CBW
o Molotov Cocktail
o Sterno Bomb
o Aerosol Bomb
o Pipe Bombs
o General Bomb Strategy
6. FIRST AID FOR STREET FIGHTERS
o What to Do

o Medical Committees
7. HIP-POCKET LAW
o Legal Advice
o Lawyer's Group
o Join the Army of Your Choice
o Canada, Sweden & Political Asylum
8. STEAL NOW, PAY NEVER
o Shoplifting
o Techniques
o On the Job
o Credit Cards
9. MONKEY WELFARE
10. PIECE NOW
o Handguns
o Rifles
o Shotguns
o Other Weapons
o Training
o Gun Laws
11. THE UNDERGROUND
o Identification Papers
o Communication

* LIBERATE!

1. FUCK NEW YORK
2. FUCK CHICAGO
3. FUCK LOS ANGELES
4. FUCK SAN FRANCISCO

BUYING, SELLING AND GIVING IT AWAY

BUYING, SELLING AND GIVING IT AWAY

As you probably know, most dope is illegal, therefore some risks are always involved in buying and selling. "Eternal vigilance and constant mobility are the passwords of survival," said Che Guevara, and nowhere do they apply more than in the world of dope. If you ever have the slightest doubt about the person with whom you're dealing-DON'T.

Buying

In the purchasing of dope, arrests are not a problem unless you're the fall guy for a bust on the dealer. The major hazard is getting burned. Buy from a friend or a reputable dealer. If you have to do business with a stranger, be extra careful. Never front money. One of the burn artist's tricks is to take your money, tell you to wait and split with your dough. There are various side show gimmicks each burn artist works. The most common is to ask you to walk with them a few blocks and then stop in front of an apartment building. He then tells you the dope is upstairs and asks you to hand over the money in advance. He explains that his partner is the real uptight 'cause they were raided once and won't let anybody in the pad. He takes your dough and disappears inside the building. Out the back door or up to the roof and into his getaway helicopter. You are left on the sidewalk with anxious eyes and that "can this really be happening to me" feeling.

Another burn method is to substitute oregano, parsley or catnip for pot, camel shit for hash, saccharin or plain pills for acid. If you got burned for heroin or speed, you're better off being taken, because these are body-fuck drugs that can mess you up badly. The people that deal them are total pigs and should be regarded as such. When you're buying from strangers, you have a right to sample the merchandise free unless it's coke. Check the weight of grass with a small pocket scale. Feel the texture and check out how well it has been cleaned of seeds and twigs. Smoke a joint that is rolled from the stuff you get. Don't accept the dealer's sample that he pulled out of his pocket. When you are buying a large amount of acid, pick a sample. You should never buy acid from a stranger as it is too easy a burn.

If you buy cocaine, bring along a black light. Only the imparities glow under its fluorescence, thus giving you an idea of the quality of the coke. Make sure it's the real thing. Sniffing coke can perforate your nasal passages, so be super moderate. Too much will kill you. A little bit goes a long way.

Selling

Dealing, although dangerous, is a tax-free way of surviving even though it borders on work. The best way to start is to save up a little bread and buy a larger quantity than you usually get. Then deal out smaller amounts to your friends. The fewer strangers you deal with, the safer you are. The price of dope varies with the amount of stuff on the market in your area, the heat the narks are bringing down and the connections you have. A rough scale, say, for pot is $20 an ounce, $125 a pound and $230 a kilo (2.2 pounds). The price per ounce decreases depending on the amount you get. It's true you make more profit selling by the ounces, but the hassle is greater and the more contacts you must make increases the risk. Screwing your customers will prove to be bad karma (unless you consider dying groovy), so stick to honest dealing. Never deal from your pad and avoid keeping your stash there. Get into searching out the best markets which are generally in California, given its close proximity to good ol' Mexico. Kansas is a big distribution center for Mexican grass, too. You can ship the stuff (safer than carrying) via air freight anywhere in the country for about $30 a trunk. Keep the sending and receiving end looking straight. We have one friend who wears a priest's outfit to ship and receive dope. In fact, every time we see nuns or priests on the street, we assume they're outlaws just on their way to the next deal or bombing. For all we know, the church actually is nothing but a huge dope ring in drag. Anybody gotten high off communion wafers lately?

When you talk about deals on the phone, be cool. Make references to theater tickets or subscriptions. Don't keep extensive notes on your activities and contacts. Use code names where you can. Never deal with two other people present. Only you and the buyer should be in the immediate vicinity. Narks make busts in pairs so one can be the arresting officer and the other can be a court witness. Dealing is a paradox of unloading a good amount of shit but not trying to move too fast; of making ne contacts but being careful of strangers; of dealing high quality and low prices; and of being simultaneously bold and cautious. If you get nabbed, get the best lawyer who specializes in dope busts. First offenders rarely end up serving time, but it's a different story for repeaters. Know how punitive the courts are and which judges and prosecutors can be bought off. Never deal in the month before an election. For complete information on how to avoid getting busted and what to do if busted, read The Drug Bust (listed in appendix).

Giving It Away

Giving dope away can be a real mind-blower. Every dealer should submit to voluntary taxation by the new Nation. If you are a conscientious dealer, you should be willing and eager to give a good hunk of your stash away at special events or to groups into free distribution. You should also be able to give bread to bust trusts set up to bail out heads unable to get up the ransom money the whisky lush courts demand. Many groups have done huge mailings of joints to all sorts of people. A group in New York mailed 30,000 to people in the phone book on one Valentine's Day. A group in Los Angeles placed over 2,000 joints in library books and then advised kids to smoke a book during National Library Week. Be cool about even giving stuff away since that counts as dealing in most states...

very interesting

That was fun readin'

That was fun readin'

Good stuff I. M Boggled .Peace Bm357

The information acquired in this book saved my ass more than once...

The information acquired in this book saved my ass more than once...

In the actual book, there was a page that had an Identification card that could be cut out, filled out with a typewriter, pasted to a purple construction paper background and then laminate it to become a spiffy little "Ordained Minister" ID card.
I did just that and from that day on it "proved" I was an "Ordained Minister of the Universal Life Church." *

As he rambles...
I had arrived in Boulder, Colorado back in the early summer of '71, and in that town there a place called "The Hill" that had to be drug distribution central for the United States that year. You would walk the Hill and people would offer vast quanities at wholesale prices...thousand and ten's of thousand lots of acid, pounds and kilos of hash and pot, MDA..on and on.
The trick got to be finding just a couple, few..dozen hits, a little bit of something. One quickly learned to "middle" deals as to keep you and ones family of friends quite high. Multiple hits of 8-way orange Sunshine, the "acid tests" were many. The worst part was lowering ones tolerance to the acid by actually abstaining for a few days,...rough all over.

I was stopped several times by law enforcement that summer, and always got basically the same reaction once they got to the part where they'd go through my wallet/backpack...Question: "who's the minister", :Answer "why I am."...then it would become "somebodies gotta be saving some souls around here"..."have a good day Reverend" and send me on my merry little way.
As a personal rule, I didn't go to town when frying.
My relatively conservative, clean cut appearance as compared to many other "hippies" did not hurt a darn thing either (shorter hair, generally cleaner clothes.) My teepee had running water running through camp (natural spring fed), we actually had a shower (and sink) set up, nothing like taking a shower in that ice cold mountain spring water at 10,000 feet/3000+ meters high in the Rockies.. Actually there is something similar, it would comparable to having no water heater in the winter in Minnesota...Canada... some such place. Very invigorating to say the least..(friggin cold).

So you want to be a minister too?
Here ya go, it's free.
Ordination is available online these days, over 20 million served since 1959, according to their website.
http://www.ulc.org/

*You can become a legally ordained minister, instantly, online, at this website. The Universal Life Church is totally non-denominational, interfaith and welcomes all religions. After you fill out the ordination form, you will receive a pop-up instant credential, which serves as your receipt of your ordination. Print it immediately.

As a ULC (Universal Life Church) minister, you can officiate one wedding ceremony or you can make weddings, funerals, baptisms, house blessings, etc. your business. You can even start your own ministry. The Universal Life Church is interfaith and non-denominational.

We have, online, free training for ministers, an online, one-year seminary program, where you can receive a diploma to enhance your knowledge and your credibility, and a monk program.

While you don’t have to purchase anything from the ULC to gain the legal benefits, entitlements and respect, we do offer a wide variety of materials to assist you in your ministry and/or business.

We offer the acclaimed Ministry In A Box, which contains all the books, materials, ceremonies and training that you need to start your business off right. We also offer the Monastery Credential Package, which has crucial information for the new minister. We have a bookstore and a free monthly newsletter, which you will begin receiving after your free instant ordination.

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The Chicago Seven

The Chicago Seven

Abbie was famous for his dramatic moments: throwing dollars onto the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, enraging the judge at the Chicago Seven Trial and surrounding the Pentagon with 50,000 activists in order to levitate it. Abby always objected if people used the word 'attempted' in describing this action. He countered with, "What do you mean, I saw the Pentagon rise, didn't you?"

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There is no simple "yes" or "no" answer to the question of whether the Chicago defendants intended to incite a riot in Chicago in 1968. Abbie Hoffman said, "I don't know whether I'm innocent or I'm guilty." The reason for the confusion--as Norman Mailer pointed out--was that the alleged conspirators "understood that you didn't have to attack the fortress anymore." All they had to do was "surround it, make faces at the people inside and let them have nervous breakdowns and destroy themselves."

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The Chicago Seven were seven (originally eight) defendants charged with conspiracy, inciting to riot, and other charges related to violent protests that took place in Chicago, Illinois on the occasion of the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

The convention, in late August, 1968, was the scene of massive demonstrations protesting the Vietnam War, which was in full swing. Thousands of people showed up with signs and banners, tie-dyed shirts, music, dancing, and poetry. A pig, "Pigasus the Immortal," was brought into the city to be "nominated" for President. At first it was a carnival atmosphere. The police were edgy. Some people responded to a night-time curfew announcement with rock-throwing. Police used tear gas, and struck people with batons. People were arrested. In the aftermath, a grand jury indicted eight demonstrators and eight police officers.

The original eight protester/defendants, indicted by the grand jury on March 20, 1969, were: Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Froines, Lee Weiner, and Bobby Seale. The defense attorneys were William Kunstler and Leonard Weinglass of the Center for Constitutional Rights. The judge was Julius Hoffman. The prosecutor was Tom Foran. The trial began on September 24, 1969 and on October 9 the United States National Guard was called in for crowd control as demonstrations grew outside the courtroom.

Early in the course of the trial, Black Panther Party activist Bobby Seale hurled bitter attacks at Judge Hoffman in court, calling him a "fascist dog," a "pig," and a "racist," among other things. The judge ordered Seale bound and gagged in the courtroom. Ultimately Judge Hoffman severed Seale from the case and sentenced him to four years in prison for contempt.

The Chicago Eight then became the Chicago Seven, where the defendants, particularly Yippies Hoffman and Rubin, mocked courtroom decorum as the widely publicized trial itself became a focal point for a growing legion of protesters. One day, defendants Hoffman and Rubin appeared in court dressed in judicial robes. Hoffman blew kisses at the jury. The trial extended for months, with many celebrated figures from the American left and counterculture called to testify (including folk singer Arlo Guthrie, writer Norman Mailer, LSD advocate Timothy Leary and Reverend Jesse Jackson). At sentencing, Hoffman suggested the judge try LSD, and offered to set him up with a dealer he knew in Florida.

In the end, on February 18, 1970, all seven defendants were found not guilty on the conspiracy charges, two (Froines and Weiner) were acquitted completely, and five were convicted of crossing state lines with the intent of inciting a riot. These five were each sentenced to five years' imprisonment and fined $5,000 on February 20, 1970. The convictions were all reversed on appeal by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on November 21, 1972. The reasons for the reversal involved bias by the judge and his refusal to permit defense attorneys to question prospective jurors regarding cultural bias. The Justice Department decided not to re-try the case. During the trial, all the defendants and both defense attorneys had been cited for contempt and sentenced to jail, but those convictions were also overturned. The contempt charges were re-tried before a different judge, who found Dellinger, Rubin, Hoffman and Kunstler guilty of some of the charges, but decided not to sentence the defendants to jail or fines."

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Chicago7/chicago7.html

wow what a scene.....thanks for the political throwback, IMB.....

Thank you for the memory IM. I still have the Blacklisted News from 1984 LOL There's no more movement, *sigh*. But it is good to see the spirit in fossil form

Lol - I always thought Hoffman and Rubin were just a couple of jerks - didn't Rubin even end up as a stockbroker...?
Then again - I live in Australia - lol - what do I know - everything's upside down here.....

"A group in New York mailed 30,000 to people in the phone book on one Valentine's Day. A group in Los Angeles placed over 2,000 joints in library books and then advised kids to smoke a book during National Library Week. Be cool about even giving stuff away since that counts as dealing in most states..."

Hehe if I opened my mail or a library book I'd be psyched to find a joint, but a bit weary to smoke it!

Where'd all the upstarts go? Why don't we have anyone that brave or creative around anymore?

seriously where are the countercultural heroes? i think they all started internet companies......

also in my opinion there was soo many crimes against humanity perpetrated by the government including the assassination of JFK, RFK, MLK, numerous Black Panther murders, 2 million killed in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Nixon's Watergate fiasco, etc....people just had enough of it and organized.....

so where are the brave and creative? who has the answer? i'll think about it sommore

I.M. Boggled said:

Giving dope away can be a real mind-blower. Every dealer should submit to voluntary taxation by the new Nation. If you are a conscientious dealer, you should be willing and eager to give a good hunk of your stash away at special events or to groups into free distribution. You should also be able to give bread to bust trusts set up to bail out heads unable to get up the ransom money the whisky lush courts demand. Many groups have done huge mailings of joints to all sorts of people. A group in New York mailed 30,000 to people in the phone book on one Valentine's Day. A group in Los Angeles placed over 2,000 joints in library books and then advised kids to smoke a book during National Library Week. Be cool about even giving stuff away since that counts as dealing in most states...

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I tend to agree...if yer ballin, spread the love/karma.


m3

Buying

In the purchasing of dope, arrests are not a problem unless you're the fall guy for a bust on the dealer. The major hazard is getting burned. Buy from a friend or a reputable dealer. If you have to do business with a stranger, be extra careful. Never front money. One of the burn artist's tricks is to take your money, tell you to wait and split with your dough. There are various side show gimmicks each burn artist works. The most common is to ask you to walk with them a few blocks and then stop in front of an apartment building. He then tells you the dope is upstairs and asks you to hand over the money in advance. He explains that his partner is the real uptight 'cause they were raided once and won't let anybody in the pad. He takes your dough and disappears inside the building. Out the back door or up to the roof and into his getaway helicopter. You are left on the sidewalk with anxious eyes and that "can this really be happening to me" feeling.



I know when i want to burn someone for 50 bucks, i use my chopper....

kurlyq2g said:

Buying

In the purchasing of dope, arrests are not a problem unless you're the fall guy for a bust on the dealer. The major hazard is getting burned. Buy from a friend or a reputable dealer. If you have to do business with a stranger, be extra careful. Never front money. One of the burn artist's tricks is to take your money, tell you to wait and split with your dough. There are various side show gimmicks each burn artist works. The most common is to ask you to walk with them a few blocks and then stop in front of an apartment building. He then tells you the dope is upstairs and asks you to hand over the money in advance. He explains that his partner is the real uptight 'cause they were raided once and won't let anybody in the pad. He takes your dough and disappears inside the building. Out the back door or up to the roof and into his getaway helicopter. You are left on the sidewalk with anxious eyes and that "can this really be happening to me" feeling.



I know when i want to burn someone for 50 bucks, i use my chopper....

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hahahha this shit is great.

nice find im boggled.

It's funny to see this... I dont believe I ever knew that book existed lol

Out the back door or up to the roof and into his getaway helicopter.

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git yer ass back here why you goll dang dirty dawg you!!!


Arrivederci Chump!

Never fear, weedmans here

lol, moldy weed that is out of this world...

poors readers,i hope no one took that to heart

Mouldy weed - I've heard that SOOO many times it really isn't funny. Scary even.