Smoke-in

Smoke-In History

• Yippie van passes by July 4th Smoke-In, Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., 1977
• First YIP smoke-in in D.C. in 1970 with 25,000 attendees
• Culture clash with Honor America Day protesters
• Vancouver Yippie smoke-in in 1971 led to Gastown Riot
• Annual July 4 Yippie smoke-in in D.C. became a tradition

Smoke-In Protests

• Smoke-ins as protests for cannabis law reform in London in the 1960s
• Smoke-ins at the U.S. Capitol through the 1990s
• Smoke-ins in and around Austin, Texas
• Poster advertising Yippie-sponsored Pittsburgh Smoke-In, 1977
• Yippie organized smoke-ins across North America in the 1970s and 1980s

Legal Status of Cannabis

• Legality of cannabis in the U.S.
• Legal history of cannabis in the U.S.
• Marihuana Tax Act of 1937
• Timeline of cannabis law in the U.S.
• Major legal reforms and treaty laws related to cannabis

Legal Reforms Worldwide

• Treaty law: Rescheduling of cannabis in 2020
• Canada’s 2018 Cannabis Act
• Germany’s cannabis control bill
• UK’s return to class B for cannabis
• Uruguay’s Law No. 19172 on cannabis

References

• Merriam-Webster Dictionary online
• Dana Beal Interview in International Times
• New Yippie Book Collective publications
• Newspaper articles on Yippie smoke-ins
• Books on cannabis history and activism

Smoke-in Data Sources