LeMar, the First Legalization Advocacy Group

The earliest marijuana legalization advocacy organization – at least the earliest of which I am aware  – was a group founded in 1964 called LeMar (for Legalize Marijuana). It was started by beat poet Allen Ginsberg (who with Jack Kerouac and William Burrows formed the core of what became known as the “beat generation”), and later Fugs member Ed Sanders, (frequently credited with providing a bridge between the beat and hippie generations).  LeMar was based in New York City’s Lower East Side and its members began to protest marijuana prohibition.

SIZE: 1 1/4”

CONDITION: Very good