The Marijuana Review - Vol.1, No.3 (June-August, 1969)

Buffalo, NY: Lemar International, 1969. First Edition. Slim quarto (26.25cm); original pictorial wrappers; 24pp; illus. Subtle toning to wrapper extremities; very Near Fine.

Early issue of one of the first magazines solely dedicated to cannabis and its uses in the United States. The magazine was produced by the Buffalo-based LeMar International (LeMar being short for Legalize Marijuana), an early marijuana legalization advocacy group founded by Allen Ginsberg, Ed Sanders, and Ginsberg's assistant, Michael Aldrich. While he was a student at University of Buffalo, Aldrich helped launch Marijuana Review, "America's first cannabis culture and information (truncated) magazine...featuring information on legalization updates, advocacy, campaigns, cannabis pricing, psychedelic imagery, and poetry" (ref: "First Cannabis Magazine in U.S. was Made in Buffalo." March 18, 2022. Cannabuf). Contents of this issue include contributions by Aldrich, John Ingersoll, Harry Chramoy Hermon, and Marvin Garson, with the reproduction of a postcard from Ginsberg to Aldrich. 85688. (Inventory #: 85688)