Detroit radical John Sinclair charged with sale and possession of narcotics
Detroit radical John Sinclair charged with sale and possession of narcotics
Look back at the 1st time John Sinclair made headlines in the Free Press
In memorium of that recently defunct poet, rabble-rouser and hophead, John Sinclair (RIP), The Freep republishes the first time Sinclair and cohort William C. Wilson were arrested for selling—get this—200 grains (0.45 oz.) of marijuana…to a narc! Duh. Nice one, man.
John Sinclair, 23, of 4825 John Lodge, and William C. Wilson, 21, of 5882 Hobart, were charged with sale and possession of narcotics after a Detroit Police Narcotics Bureau undercover agent said he bought 200 grains of marijuana from them for $25.
Five others, including Sinclair's German-born wife, Magdalene, 25, also were arrested in the raid Monday night but were released.
In honor of John Sinclair's first "drug bust" I say, if you happen to partake, roll a fatty and do a little revolutionary cosplay while your partner or friend (real or imaginary) beats down the door yelling, "This is a raid!"
The soundtrack is supplied by the late great John Coltrane, of course…
- Fresh from 1965, it's Coltrane's latest…A Love Supreme
For your revolutionary convenience, here's an alternate link from our comrades at archive.is, stickin' it to the man!