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...Harvard sophomore, arrested last August in Beirut. Lebanon, for transporting hashish-a highly potent form ?? marijuana-was sentenced to four years' imprisonment last week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Sophomore Gets 4 Years in Lebanon Jail | 6/11/1970 | See Source »

Their attempts to smuggle hashish throughout the Middle East are astounding. It is a blessing that they are being detained in the vile prisons of Beirut, Istanbul and Rabat, if for no other reason than to prevent their trading more drugs in the U.S., and for the good of their own miserable souls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 11, 1970 | 5/11/1970 | See Source »

Guthrie's lyrics celebrate a popular underground myth: that the U.S. is a tough drug scene compared with countries abroad, where the laws are loose and the hash is cheap. Though it is true that a "key" (kilo) of hashish may cost as little as $10 or $20 in Lebanon or Morocco, the price for many young American smugglers turns out to be almost unbearably high. All along the "trade routes" by which narcotics make their way back to Europe and the U.S., young Americans are filling up a veritable Baedeker of prisons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americans Abroad: The Jail Scene | 4/13/1970 | See Source »

...shouldn't be the least surprised if they have." His listener was Democrat Howard Samuels, who plans to challenge Nelson Rockefeller for the governorship of New York this year. And Samuels had good reason to listen, for his son, Howard Jr., 17, was recently charged with possession of hashish. As for the mayor, he does not advocate legalized pot, but fatherly figures that there are "a lot of irrational laws" on the books...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Feb. 23, 1970 | 2/23/1970 | See Source »

...principal victim of a recent 1500-pound hashish bust is a Harvard alumnus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Officials Jail Alumnus In 1500-lb. Hash Bust | 2/21/1970 | See Source »

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