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CLASSIC COVERS

Summer 1974

The iconic first issue of High Times left an immediate mark on the publishing world. The classic cover, featuring a woman preparing to consume a mushroom, helped HT become an instant success, selling out its first three print runs. The issue was well ahead of its time with stories about the benefits of hemp and the medicinal properties of cannabis.

June 1976

The 1970s saw a number of classic covers of . However, the June 1976 cover stands out as particularly noteworthy as it was the first to feature a live cannabis plant. While it may seem surprising that a pot plant didn’t make the cover of until the

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