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Counterculture Drug Literature and Cannabis Cultivation Guides in Late 1960s California Underground Press by Mary Jane Superweed

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Seller: Max Rambod Inc.
Title
Counterculture Drug Literature and Cannabis Cultivation Guides in Late 1960s California Underground Press
Author
Mary Jane Superweed
Seller
Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description
1960. Mary Jane Superweed. The Marijuana Consumer's and Dealer's Guide; The Complete Cannabis Cultivator; Drug Manufacturing for Fun and Profit. These late 1960s to early 1970s underground publications document illicit drug knowledge dissemination networks within the American counterculture, specifically the informal systems through which cannabis use, cultivation, and psychedelic drug production were taught, circulated, and normalized outside institutional authority. Produced during the early escalation of the War on Drugs, the material demonstrates how underground presses functioned as alternative educational systems, distributing practical instruction that reframed criminalized substances as accessible commodities, domestic crops, and reproducible chemical processes. The archive provides primary-source evidence for the study of countercultural resistance to drug prohibition, revealing how knowledge-sharing operated through cheaply printed manuals aimed at non-specialist audiences. Superweed, Mary Jane. The Marijuana Consumer's and Dealer's Guide; The Complete Cannabis Cultivator; Drug Manufacturing for Fun and Profit. San Rafael: Stone Kingdom Syndicate, circa late 1960s-early 1970s. Three paperback booklets. [1] Superweed, Mary Jane. The Marijuana Consumer's and Dealer's Guide. San Rafael: Stone Kingdom Syndicate, circa late 1960s-early 1970s. Presents instruction on cannabis use, handling, and small-scale distribution, framing marijuana as a consumer commodity. Cover illustration adapts Michelangelo's Creation of Adam in stylized countercultural line art, juxtaposing classical imagery with drug culture themes. Interior pages include advertisements for related underground publications on psychedelics and herbal substances, indicating participation in a broader informal publishing network. [2] Superweed, Mary Jane. The Complete Cannabis Cultivator. San Rafael: Stone Kingdom Syndicate, circa late 1960s-early 1970s. Subtitled "Everything you need to know about growing pot," this booklet provides step-by-step guidance on planting, tending, and harvesting cannabis. Cover depicts a stylized agricultural figure watering plants, visually aligning cannabis cultivation with domestic gardening practices. Text emphasizes accessibility for non-specialists, reflecting contemporaneous back-to-the-land movements. [3] Superweed, Mary Jane. Drug Manufacturing for Fun and Profit. San Rafael: Stone Kingdom Syndicate, circa late 1960s-early 1970s. Identified as a sequel to the consumer guide, expands into instructions and discussion of synthesizing psychedelic substances, including references to DMT. Cover features a classical nude male figure paired with bold typographic elements referencing drug production, merging high art imagery with illicit subject matter. These booklets were produced within a Bay Area underground press environment that actively circulated drug-related knowledge in opposition to expanding federal narcotics enforcement, including policies that would be formalized under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. Their emphasis on self-production, informal distribution, and chemical literacy aligns with broader countercultural ideologies centered on autonomy, anti-authoritarianism, and experimental living practices. The grouping demonstrates how print functioned as a decentralized instructional system, allowing users to bypass medical, legal, and academic gatekeeping. Moderate toning, edge wear, and scattered surface staining consistent with cheaply produced paperbacks; covers intact; text remains legible throughout. Overall good condition. This cohesive archive offers concentrated evidence of how underground publishing networks operationalized drug knowledge during a formative period in American drug policy and countercultural identity formation.
Bobby Kennedy in Salt Lake City, 1968

Bobby Kennedy in Salt Lake City, 1968 by [Utah] [1960s] Covey, Mikel [John Michael Covey]

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Title
Bobby Kennedy in Salt Lake City, 1968
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[Utah] [1960s] Covey, Mikel [John Michael Covey]
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Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
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Description
2005. Very Good. 26" x 43" print mounted on foam core. A bit dinged at the edges. Print made by the artist for Salt Lake Sixties show at the Art Barn. Commercial photographer and digital artist Mikel Covey was one of the first photographers in America to use digital technology as a creative tool. He started his career in San Francisco and then in Los Angeles as an advertising and fashion photographer. He moved to Salt Lake City in the 1980s, where he opened the creative firm O'Very/Covey with his wife. His clients have included Rolling Stone, Macy's, San Francisco Magazine, Architectural Digest, Ballet West, and WordPerfect, among others. In 1995, Mikel was named one of the top twenty photographers in the United States working in the digital realm by New York's Photo District News and several of his images were included in the First New York Society of Illustrators Digital Salon. Robert Kennedy spoke in Salt Lake City at the Terrace Ballroom on March 26, 1968, just ten days after announcing his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.

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