1 00:00:01,502 --> 00:00:04,212 HULU PRESENTS 2 00:00:04,213 --> 00:00:06,757 A HULU ORIGINAL 3 00:00:16,475 --> 00:00:20,479 ♪ 4 00:00:28,028 --> 00:00:30,738 [urine splashing] 5 00:00:30,739 --> 00:00:34,075 [reporter] On Tuesday, Dana Beal, 78, 6 00:00:34,076 --> 00:00:37,161 an activist involved in the attempts Marijuana legalization 7 00:00:37,162 --> 00:00:38,496 for more than five decades, 8 00:00:38,497 --> 00:00:41,041 made an appearance in court of Gooding County. 9 00:00:44,169 --> 00:00:46,504 He was arrested on Interstate 84 in January 10 00:00:46,505 --> 00:00:48,631 after a control of traffic you will find 11 00:00:48,632 --> 00:00:51,468 approximately 25 kilos of raw marijuana. 12 00:00:54,555 --> 00:00:56,305 [judge] Very well, then, Mr. Beal, how do you plead? 13 00:00:56,306 --> 00:00:58,683 to the first charge of crime for possession 14 00:00:58,684 --> 00:01:01,602 of a controlled substance for the purpose of distribution? 15 00:01:01,603 --> 00:01:02,854 Hey, guilty. 16 00:01:04,856 --> 00:01:07,401 [judge] And what did he do that Guilty of that charge? 17 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:10,320 Um... 18 00:01:11,530 --> 00:01:14,074 I was telling someone where to go. 19 00:01:19,913 --> 00:01:21,289 [lawyer] You intended... 20 00:01:21,290 --> 00:01:23,082 [judge] The maximum penalty for that 21 00:01:23,083 --> 00:01:25,126 it's five years in the state penitentiary 22 00:01:25,127 --> 00:01:27,128 and a fine of $15,000. 23 00:01:27,129 --> 00:01:31,173 The second count accuses him of the crime of possession of marijuana. 24 00:01:31,174 --> 00:01:33,092 - [♪ dramatic music plays] - [groan] 25 00:01:33,093 --> 00:01:36,387 [Dana Beal] I want to tell you a story about my friend Tom 26 00:01:36,388 --> 00:01:38,472 before I go to jail. 27 00:01:38,473 --> 00:01:41,476 [♪ dramatic music plays] 28 00:01:44,688 --> 00:01:48,816 When Tom created High Times magazine, it changed everything. 29 00:01:48,817 --> 00:01:49,860 [person 1] The magazine High Times... 30 00:01:49,985 --> 00:01:51,527 [person 2] High Times, the most dangerous magazine... 31 00:01:51,528 --> 00:01:55,156 High Times was founded in 1974 by Tom Forçade. 32 00:01:55,157 --> 00:01:59,828 [Dana] He was a hippie cowboy, a defender of the freedom of the First Amendment. 33 00:02:01,371 --> 00:02:05,500 [person 3] Turned a forbidden plant in a cultural revolution. 34 00:02:06,126 --> 00:02:08,210 [person 4] He put his life at risk. 35 00:02:08,211 --> 00:02:10,713 [person 5] We were trying understand what had happened. 36 00:02:10,714 --> 00:02:12,340 [Dana] The plane was overloaded. 37 00:02:12,341 --> 00:02:15,551 The Government declared war against marijuana. 38 00:02:15,552 --> 00:02:16,802 [person 6] They were watching him. 39 00:02:16,803 --> 00:02:19,180 [Dana] Tom responded by declaring war. 40 00:02:19,181 --> 00:02:22,351 ♪ 41 00:02:27,856 --> 00:02:30,066 Remember, it was 50 years ago. 42 00:02:30,067 --> 00:02:31,817 CANNABIS ACTIVIST 43 00:02:31,818 --> 00:02:33,612 [laughing] 50 years ago. 44 00:02:36,782 --> 00:02:38,784 - [snap] - [joint sizzles] 45 00:02:41,244 --> 00:02:45,373 It is attributed to me 46 00:02:45,374 --> 00:02:47,833 having invented the smokehouse. 47 00:02:47,834 --> 00:02:49,836 [exhaling slowly] 48 00:02:51,004 --> 00:02:53,005 [Tom] Hey, bring that free player here! 49 00:02:53,006 --> 00:02:56,551 [Dana] But Tom showed up and he really wanted to meet me. 50 00:02:58,887 --> 00:03:01,472 We were definitely soulmates. 51 00:03:01,473 --> 00:03:04,601 We believed that weed would change the world. 52 00:03:05,268 --> 00:03:08,354 [celebrations and applause] 53 00:03:08,355 --> 00:03:11,899 [Billy Graham] Today, I invite all Americans 54 00:03:11,900 --> 00:03:15,152 to recommit with ideals and dreams 55 00:03:15,153 --> 00:03:17,239 by whom our country was founded. 56 00:03:17,364 --> 00:03:20,783 [Dana] One of the first things I We did was make a big smokehouse 57 00:03:20,784 --> 00:03:23,369 that interrupted Nixon's Honor America Day. 58 00:03:23,370 --> 00:03:24,745 [Billy] ... we must work to comply. 59 00:03:24,746 --> 00:03:28,582 [Dana] We put the joints in small cigarette packets, 60 00:03:28,583 --> 00:03:30,918 and when we open it, suddenly, 61 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,338 we had 200 people. A crowd materialized. 62 00:03:34,339 --> 00:03:36,090 DISSENTS INTERRUPT THE "DAY OF HONOR AMERICA" 63 00:03:36,091 --> 00:03:37,925 [♪ happy music plays] 64 00:03:37,926 --> 00:03:40,219 And then someone said that they were arresting people 65 00:03:40,220 --> 00:03:42,222 in the reflecting pools. 66 00:03:44,099 --> 00:03:46,517 That made us question McGovern 67 00:03:46,518 --> 00:03:48,102 of the Democratic Convention. 68 00:03:48,103 --> 00:03:49,729 [reporter] Uh, they're yelling "marijuana." 69 00:03:49,730 --> 00:03:51,021 There was a question. 70 00:03:51,022 --> 00:03:55,819 I am not prepared to defend the complete legalization of marijuana. 71 00:03:56,820 --> 00:03:58,738 [Dana Beal] Yes marijuana can't be controlled, 72 00:03:58,739 --> 00:04:01,783 How do we protect these people? of hard drugs? 73 00:04:01,908 --> 00:04:04,618 [Bo Sacks] Tom used marijuana as a tool. 74 00:04:04,619 --> 00:04:07,788 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 75 00:04:07,789 --> 00:04:11,459 Just a demonstration of the power of the people. 76 00:04:11,460 --> 00:04:13,169 LEGALIZE MARIJUANA 77 00:04:13,170 --> 00:04:15,088 That was a powerful statement. 78 00:04:16,631 --> 00:04:19,592 Let's try to calm people down, to make people... 79 00:04:19,593 --> 00:04:21,677 despite the way they are starting the convention, 80 00:04:21,678 --> 00:04:23,888 let's try keep the convention peaceful 81 00:04:23,889 --> 00:04:27,016 like we always did, it doesn't matter the type of provocation they start. 82 00:04:27,017 --> 00:04:28,100 [shot] 83 00:04:28,101 --> 00:04:30,312 [Gabrielle Schang] The Press Syndicate Clandestina was started by Tom. 84 00:04:32,522 --> 00:04:35,399 [narrator] Appeared for culture radical youth of this country, 85 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:39,029 it is your alternative to the mass media that they find so threatening. 86 00:04:39,863 --> 00:04:42,114 [Gabrielle] Created the directory to connect the newspapers 87 00:04:42,115 --> 00:04:43,658 from all over the country... 88 00:04:44,284 --> 00:04:45,911 so we could share stories... 89 00:04:46,953 --> 00:04:49,831 and spread our ideas, how to legalize marijuana. 90 00:04:51,291 --> 00:04:55,462 The union turned the local disagreement in a national chain of resistance. 91 00:04:58,507 --> 00:05:00,049 [reporter] Portions of the clandestine press 92 00:05:00,050 --> 00:05:01,383 they have become so successful 93 00:05:01,384 --> 00:05:03,928 that threatened to become in a massive environment themselves. 94 00:05:03,929 --> 00:05:05,471 A PROSPEROUS INDUSTRY: 400 CLANDESTINE NEWSPAPERS 95 00:05:05,472 --> 00:05:07,515 [A. Craig Copetas] Tom's goal was to make 96 00:05:07,516 --> 00:05:09,935 that the clandestine press be legitimized. 97 00:05:10,977 --> 00:05:15,356 But he was never able to secure those press credentials. 98 00:05:15,357 --> 00:05:17,025 PRESS CREDENTIALS DENIED 99 00:05:19,110 --> 00:05:21,904 - [Dana] For all that radical content... - [glass breaking] 100 00:05:21,905 --> 00:05:24,825 ...the government began to harass to clandestine newspapers. 101 00:05:26,159 --> 00:05:27,410 FREEDOM OF THE CLANDESTINE PRESS 102 00:05:28,578 --> 00:05:31,998 So, Tom went to Washington to defend the clandestine press. 103 00:05:32,541 --> 00:05:34,917 [reporter] A representative of the clandestine press 104 00:05:34,918 --> 00:05:37,670 appeared in front of the Commission of the United States in obscenity. 105 00:05:37,671 --> 00:05:39,088 His statement was said... 106 00:05:39,089 --> 00:05:42,174 [Aron Kaye] We are the revolution. 107 00:05:42,175 --> 00:05:44,885 Those newspapers are our lives, 108 00:05:44,886 --> 00:05:48,347 and no one is going to take our lives away from us 109 00:05:48,348 --> 00:05:50,266 with their damn laws. 110 00:05:50,267 --> 00:05:52,309 [reporter] The angry dissident he stood up in his chair 111 00:05:52,310 --> 00:05:53,644 and approached the commissioner. 112 00:05:53,645 --> 00:05:55,688 [Aron] Fuck censorship! 113 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:58,274 - [splashing cake] - [people laughing] 114 00:05:58,275 --> 00:05:59,693 [camera clicks] 115 00:06:00,777 --> 00:06:02,653 [laughing] 116 00:06:02,654 --> 00:06:04,822 THE POWER OF CAKE! "CREAM" COMMISSION 117 00:06:04,823 --> 00:06:07,908 [♪ dramatic music plays] 118 00:06:07,909 --> 00:06:10,703 CLANDESTINE EDITOR STAMPED HIM A CAKE IN THE COMMISSIONER'S FACE 119 00:06:10,704 --> 00:06:13,581 [♪ dramatic music plays] 120 00:06:13,582 --> 00:06:15,375 [buzz] 121 00:06:18,503 --> 00:06:23,591 [Dana] After the cake incident, Tom began to be watched. 122 00:06:23,592 --> 00:06:26,219 THE PRESS TAKES A DRASTIC TURN LOSE STRENGTH 123 00:06:27,679 --> 00:06:32,225 The clandestine press passed from 400 newspapers to only 15. 124 00:06:35,812 --> 00:06:37,187 [Dana] Hey Sharif! 125 00:06:37,188 --> 00:06:38,647 I'm Dana. 126 00:06:38,648 --> 00:06:40,774 I have to know what it is... what is happening, 127 00:06:40,775 --> 00:06:43,695 um, with the following court appearance. 128 00:06:44,529 --> 00:06:46,948 Am I going to go straight to jail? 129 00:06:48,241 --> 00:06:50,326 I understand that there is a period 130 00:06:50,327 --> 00:06:51,994 research before the declaration, 131 00:06:51,995 --> 00:06:53,955 but I really don't want to spend it in Idaho. 132 00:06:54,623 --> 00:06:57,124 Help us legalize worldwide grass. 133 00:06:57,125 --> 00:06:58,960 - [person 1] No, thank you, sir. - [person 2] I'm sorry. 134 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:02,212 - Here, take a steering wheel. - [Aivia] Hello, how are you? 135 00:07:02,213 --> 00:07:03,798 [person 3] No, thank you. 136 00:07:05,550 --> 00:07:07,510 Help us legalize worldwide grass. 137 00:07:08,511 --> 00:07:10,179 [Aivia] This is my father. 138 00:07:10,180 --> 00:07:14,475 He is about to be imprisoned for cannabis. 139 00:07:14,476 --> 00:07:17,311 We're trying to finish all incarcerations 140 00:07:17,312 --> 00:07:19,480 in the United States for cannabis. 141 00:07:19,481 --> 00:07:21,899 There are still states where people are still in jail. 142 00:07:21,900 --> 00:07:23,901 - Uh-huh, yes. - I don't believe... I don't believe 143 00:07:23,902 --> 00:07:26,236 - that they necessarily spoke English. - Yes. 144 00:07:26,237 --> 00:07:27,238 Hello! 145 00:07:28,657 --> 00:07:31,825 Although marijuana has come out of the closet in recent years, 146 00:07:31,826 --> 00:07:34,954 It hasn't hit the shelves yet. from the corner store. 147 00:07:34,955 --> 00:07:37,164 You can't go out and buy a package of marijuana 148 00:07:37,165 --> 00:07:39,166 as you can with a bottle of whiskey. 149 00:07:39,167 --> 00:07:41,210 The fact is that society as a whole 150 00:07:41,211 --> 00:07:43,712 hasn't made a decision yet about smoking weed. 151 00:07:43,713 --> 00:07:45,297 TWENTY MILLION CONSUMERS...? 152 00:07:45,298 --> 00:07:46,715 [Dana] The smokers were working. 153 00:07:46,716 --> 00:07:48,300 [crowd chanting] We smoke weed! 154 00:07:48,301 --> 00:07:50,387 [Dana] The movement had grown. 155 00:07:54,391 --> 00:07:56,600 [Andy Kowl] With the majority of the lost newspapers... 156 00:07:56,601 --> 00:08:00,355 Tom needed a new way to defend yourself. 157 00:08:01,564 --> 00:08:03,566 [electricity crackling] 158 00:08:04,401 --> 00:08:06,485 An idea occurred to him. 159 00:08:06,486 --> 00:08:08,697 "What if we make a magazine... 160 00:08:10,615 --> 00:08:14,077 using getting high as the central point?". 161 00:08:15,537 --> 00:08:16,954 [machinery whirring] 162 00:08:16,955 --> 00:08:19,415 We didn't know what was or wasn't legal. 163 00:08:19,416 --> 00:08:21,959 Take photos of grass, for example. 164 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,671 - [camera clicks] - Is this evidence of a crime? 165 00:08:25,463 --> 00:08:27,881 Can we print how much It costs an ounce of weed 166 00:08:27,882 --> 00:08:30,134 in different parts of the country? 167 00:08:30,135 --> 00:08:33,096 Or cover the background of the joint you're smoking? 168 00:08:35,557 --> 00:08:36,933 Nobody knew. 169 00:08:44,357 --> 00:08:48,193 [♪ dramatic music plays] 170 00:08:48,194 --> 00:08:50,572 [airplane engine whirring] 171 00:08:54,159 --> 00:08:58,829 [Andy] Tom founded High Times with... with illicit money, I suppose 172 00:08:58,830 --> 00:09:02,249 of... [laughing] at their... Look, he made money selling weed. 173 00:09:02,250 --> 00:09:03,834 [reporter] These young Americans They were caught 174 00:09:03,835 --> 00:09:06,879 with 115 insignificant kilos in a plane. 175 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:08,714 The authorities speculate who were heading 176 00:09:08,715 --> 00:09:11,633 to the streets of New York to make money fast. 177 00:09:11,634 --> 00:09:13,969 [♪ upbeat music plays] 178 00:09:13,970 --> 00:09:16,263 [Andy] We had no room where to distribute the magazine 179 00:09:16,264 --> 00:09:18,515 because no one wanted to touch it. 180 00:09:18,516 --> 00:09:21,269 [machinery whirring] 181 00:09:21,978 --> 00:09:24,521 Tom started making copies 182 00:09:24,522 --> 00:09:28,318 delivering boxes to friends distributors around the country. 183 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:31,361 If you bought 45 kilos, 184 00:09:31,362 --> 00:09:33,740 you could have 500 copies of the magazine. 185 00:09:34,574 --> 00:09:37,409 [Rex Weiner] It was difficult find it in the newsstands, 186 00:09:37,410 --> 00:09:40,162 and then these boutique stores, 187 00:09:40,163 --> 00:09:43,999 Main stores nationwide They had High Times magazine. 188 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,794 [Andy] Someone was coming in, He grabbed her and said: 189 00:09:46,795 --> 00:09:49,546 "Shit", and bought 20 copies. 190 00:09:49,547 --> 00:09:52,466 People had never seen anything like it. 191 00:09:52,467 --> 00:09:55,469 So, we print, I think another 20,000 copies, 192 00:09:55,470 --> 00:09:57,346 and then we sold them all. 193 00:09:57,347 --> 00:10:01,184 It was obvious that we had something there. 194 00:10:02,727 --> 00:10:06,522 I will never forget, Tom walked into my office, 195 00:10:06,523 --> 00:10:09,233 smiling from ear to ear, 196 00:10:09,234 --> 00:10:13,904 He held the magazine and said: "This is a license to steal." 197 00:10:13,905 --> 00:10:17,492 [♪ "Casting My Spell" plays by The Pirates] 198 00:10:22,872 --> 00:10:26,709 ♪ 199 00:10:29,712 --> 00:10:34,800 ♪ 200 00:10:34,801 --> 00:10:37,678 [Dana] Tom always said that there are two types of distributors, 201 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:40,807 those who need a push and those who don't. 202 00:10:41,391 --> 00:10:44,268 [Andy] He was known for getting the best of Colombia, 203 00:10:44,269 --> 00:10:45,562 tons of marijuana. 204 00:10:46,729 --> 00:10:48,605 [Tom] I flew over Miami Airport 205 00:10:48,606 --> 00:10:50,607 less than 150 meters. 206 00:10:50,608 --> 00:10:51,900 [reporter] Why would you do something like that? 207 00:10:51,901 --> 00:10:54,528 - Aren't you risking your life? - [Tom] The money. 208 00:10:54,529 --> 00:10:56,864 [Maureen McFadden] Every time the magazine came out, 209 00:10:56,865 --> 00:11:00,492 it was a slap in the face for the DEA. [laughing] 210 00:11:00,493 --> 00:11:02,327 [John Holmstrom] What Tom always told me 211 00:11:02,328 --> 00:11:05,247 is: "Don't tell anyone you know me." 212 00:11:05,248 --> 00:11:06,790 He left his name out of the header. 213 00:11:06,791 --> 00:11:09,710 I was paranoid because they were selling 214 00:11:09,711 --> 00:11:12,005 hundreds of thousands of magazines. 215 00:11:13,506 --> 00:11:14,840 SMOKERS' MAGAZINE OF MARIJUANA GROWS 216 00:11:14,841 --> 00:11:15,924 HIGH TIMES GOES HIGH 217 00:11:15,925 --> 00:11:17,676 DRUG CULTURE MAGAZINES FOUND IN SUPERMARKETS 218 00:11:17,677 --> 00:11:19,303 [Andy] People started to bring us their best drugs. 219 00:11:19,304 --> 00:11:21,388 [A. [Craig] It was like the three wise men 220 00:11:21,389 --> 00:11:24,349 coming to the birth of baby Jesus. 221 00:11:24,350 --> 00:11:26,519 [airplane engine whirring] 222 00:11:27,854 --> 00:11:31,190 [Bo] We smoked weed all day every day in the office. 223 00:11:31,191 --> 00:11:32,691 We used sedatives. 224 00:11:32,692 --> 00:11:34,109 [Maureen] Nitrous Oxide. 225 00:11:34,110 --> 00:11:36,529 It's a party! We have to have balloons! 226 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,865 [A. [Craig] We brought many journalists 227 00:11:39,866 --> 00:11:42,326 from The New York Times, The Washington Post, 228 00:11:42,327 --> 00:11:44,704 who presented themselves under pseudonyms. 229 00:11:45,580 --> 00:11:48,373 The story of Paraquat It was a very big story. 230 00:11:48,374 --> 00:11:51,710 Our science editor made a doctor admit 231 00:11:51,711 --> 00:11:53,629 that, one, they were spraying, 232 00:11:53,630 --> 00:11:56,924 and two, what was causing problems with smokers. 233 00:11:56,925 --> 00:11:59,509 But we caught them, and theTimes followed him. 234 00:11:59,510 --> 00:12:01,929 There have been a number of cases of paraquat poisoning. 235 00:12:01,930 --> 00:12:04,223 Contaminated joints with a herbicide, paraquat. 236 00:12:04,224 --> 00:12:07,517 [TO. Craig] He was popular. We had great stories. 237 00:12:07,518 --> 00:12:09,478 Talking to the lawyer general of Colombia, 238 00:12:09,479 --> 00:12:11,104 he held up the High Times magazine 239 00:12:11,105 --> 00:12:12,856 and said, "This is what's wrong 240 00:12:12,857 --> 00:12:15,108 with the free press in the United States." 241 00:12:15,109 --> 00:12:17,236 I was upset because, you see, 242 00:12:17,237 --> 00:12:19,279 that smuggling scam cocaine and bananas 243 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:21,240 It used to be your scam, and when we discovered it, 244 00:12:21,241 --> 00:12:22,616 we think we should tell the rest of the world. 245 00:12:22,617 --> 00:12:24,534 [laughing] 246 00:12:24,535 --> 00:12:26,119 THE MAJORITY FAVORS DECRIMINALIZATION 247 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,288 [reporter] Governor James Rhodes promulgated the law 248 00:12:28,289 --> 00:12:31,917 that made Ohio the sixth state who abolished prison sentences 249 00:12:31,918 --> 00:12:34,879 as punishment for use small amount of marijuana. 250 00:12:46,557 --> 00:12:49,393 [Gabrielle] Probably They put it under my door. 251 00:12:49,394 --> 00:12:52,105 It was written on paper that usedHigh Times. 252 00:12:54,774 --> 00:12:56,566 "Dear Gabrielle, 253 00:12:56,567 --> 00:12:58,777 "The more and more I get to know you, 254 00:12:58,778 --> 00:13:00,571 "more and more I love you. 255 00:13:01,322 --> 00:13:03,782 "Since I met you, I have lived my life 256 00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:07,619 "almost solely in terms than I thought would catch your attention, 257 00:13:07,620 --> 00:13:09,329 "it would please you, it would impress you. 258 00:13:09,330 --> 00:13:11,999 "Now, somehow, everything got tangled. 259 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,751 "I think I'm the right one for you, and you... and I love you, 260 00:13:14,752 --> 00:13:18,046 "and I think you love me, and it's ridiculous to be apart. 261 00:13:18,047 --> 00:13:19,798 "I want you, I need you. 262 00:13:19,799 --> 00:13:22,759 "I, deep down, I think it's in the stars. 263 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:25,847 Please say yes. Your lover, Tom." 264 00:13:27,348 --> 00:13:29,142 Well, he totally won me over with that. 265 00:13:30,727 --> 00:13:31,978 It's hard not... 266 00:13:33,730 --> 00:13:35,356 be moved by that letter. 267 00:13:36,399 --> 00:13:37,734 That kind of love. 268 00:13:42,196 --> 00:13:44,197 [sighs] 269 00:13:44,198 --> 00:13:46,199 [Polaroid camera whirring] 270 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:48,118 I only left in the middle of the night 271 00:13:48,119 --> 00:13:50,454 and I met Tom in the street, 272 00:13:50,455 --> 00:13:52,622 and we got into a taxi and we went to the airport 273 00:13:52,623 --> 00:13:54,167 and we flew to Arizona. 274 00:13:56,377 --> 00:13:58,545 I think his father died young. I don't think he... 275 00:13:58,546 --> 00:14:00,506 He never talked about his father. 276 00:14:01,507 --> 00:14:04,009 [Elanore Goodson] I received the call in the morning. 277 00:14:04,010 --> 00:14:05,887 My husband was dead. 278 00:14:07,138 --> 00:14:10,099 Tom was in his room, but he listened to me. 279 00:14:11,017 --> 00:14:13,560 He felt very bad for me, 280 00:14:13,561 --> 00:14:17,398 so it came out and bought a magazine for him to read. 281 00:14:17,857 --> 00:14:20,234 He tried to make me feel better. 282 00:14:20,777 --> 00:14:22,903 Every place we went, the first thing I did 283 00:14:22,904 --> 00:14:27,949 it was getting a card at the library because Tom would go through that 284 00:14:27,950 --> 00:14:30,703 like... like it's nothing, you know? 285 00:14:35,625 --> 00:14:39,878 [exhales deeply] Well, you know, in the... in the '70s, 286 00:14:39,879 --> 00:14:45,008 was very misunderstood what... what ailed Tom. 287 00:14:45,009 --> 00:14:46,593 [Polaroid camera whirring] 288 00:14:46,594 --> 00:14:49,263 It was called severe depression. 289 00:14:52,850 --> 00:14:54,393 The first part of the year was great, 290 00:14:54,394 --> 00:14:56,604 and then the second part, no. 291 00:14:59,190 --> 00:15:01,191 That's how it was with him. 292 00:15:01,192 --> 00:15:04,195 [♪ dramatic music plays] 293 00:15:07,615 --> 00:15:10,409 Hey, yes-yes a publicist will publish stories, 294 00:15:10,410 --> 00:15:12,619 telling the young how to disguise your trucks 295 00:15:12,620 --> 00:15:14,830 to be able to hide drugs, sell them, 296 00:15:14,831 --> 00:15:16,748 traffic them and not be found. 297 00:15:16,749 --> 00:15:19,126 If that lack of responsibility 298 00:15:19,127 --> 00:15:21,378 is made known, so it's fair to ask 299 00:15:21,379 --> 00:15:23,714 if it is appropriate material to sell to young people. 300 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:25,258 MAGAZINE BAN OF DRUG CULTURE 301 00:15:29,137 --> 00:15:33,182 [Dana] The more the magazine grew, The harder it was for Tom. 302 00:15:35,893 --> 00:15:38,562 [Jim Drougas] I remember feeling paranoid and worried 303 00:15:38,563 --> 00:15:42,983 about what I would do next the government to intimidate us. 304 00:15:42,984 --> 00:15:44,067 MAJOR C.I.A. OPERATION REPORTED IN THE USA 305 00:15:44,068 --> 00:15:45,193 AMERICANS UNDER SURVEILLANCE 306 00:15:45,194 --> 00:15:48,572 [Rex] The rumor was that the receptionist atHigh Times 307 00:15:48,573 --> 00:15:51,033 He was the government informant. 308 00:15:51,784 --> 00:15:53,952 [interviewer] Have you ever smoked weed with a dealer? 309 00:15:53,953 --> 00:15:56,037 [Tom Forçade] Yes, many times. 310 00:15:56,038 --> 00:15:58,665 Later I discovered which was recorded by them. 311 00:15:58,666 --> 00:16:02,628 [Rex] They were following him, They tracked the phones. 312 00:16:03,254 --> 00:16:05,297 [A. [Craig] He grabbed an ax and started 313 00:16:05,298 --> 00:16:07,924 to cut the lines office phone number. 314 00:16:07,925 --> 00:16:10,136 [machinery whirring] 315 00:16:10,887 --> 00:16:13,221 The problem is that what is being prohibited is the intention. 316 00:16:13,222 --> 00:16:16,266 Those are thoughts. The word is being banned. 317 00:16:16,267 --> 00:16:18,853 Soon, they will have us burning books. 318 00:16:20,438 --> 00:16:22,440 [Ed Dwyer] He would disappear for weeks. 319 00:16:23,649 --> 00:16:26,485 [Tom Forçade] You're being crooked and twisted in different ways 320 00:16:26,486 --> 00:16:27,777 de todos lados. 321 00:16:27,778 --> 00:16:30,780 Anyone can screw you, anyone can ruin you. 322 00:16:30,781 --> 00:16:32,866 GABRIELLE. PLEASE. IT'S IMPORTANT! 323 00:16:32,867 --> 00:16:34,826 [machinery whirring] 324 00:16:34,827 --> 00:16:37,704 [Ed] I received two calls. In essence, they said: 325 00:16:37,705 --> 00:16:40,791 "We are watching it and he's going to be in trouble." 326 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:44,961 [reporter] In South Florida, related accidents 327 00:16:44,962 --> 00:16:47,714 with smuggling They have grown disproportionately. 328 00:16:47,715 --> 00:16:50,842 In 1975, there were only three such accidents. 329 00:16:50,843 --> 00:16:52,970 Last year, there were 65. 330 00:16:53,846 --> 00:16:56,974 [Dana] Jack Holmes was one of my best friends. 331 00:16:59,018 --> 00:17:02,146 It was part of the internal scene from Tom's smuggling group. 332 00:17:05,233 --> 00:17:07,817 [Gabrielle] Tom was downstairs en los pantanos o algo así, 333 00:17:07,818 --> 00:17:09,612 trying to guide the plane. 334 00:17:10,738 --> 00:17:13,782 And the plane crashed, and Jack died, 335 00:17:13,783 --> 00:17:17,036 and that... That broke Tom. 336 00:17:18,579 --> 00:17:21,666 [♪ dramatic music plays] 337 00:17:35,763 --> 00:17:36,764 [lighter click] 338 00:17:37,765 --> 00:17:40,976 [Dana] When he returned, He just collapsed and started crying. 339 00:17:40,977 --> 00:17:43,980 [♪ dramatic music continues] 340 00:17:54,156 --> 00:17:55,907 [Gabrielle] We were having a normal day. 341 00:17:55,908 --> 00:17:58,618 I entered the room where Tom was there to say: 342 00:17:58,619 --> 00:18:00,830 "Is there anything you would like? Can I get you something?" 343 00:18:02,248 --> 00:18:06,002 I don't know how much time passed, but we heard a great roar. 344 00:18:10,298 --> 00:18:11,382 It had been shot. 345 00:18:17,471 --> 00:18:18,848 [blinds humming] 346 00:18:28,608 --> 00:18:31,360 [♪ "Can't You See" plays by The Marshall Tucker Band] 347 00:18:40,411 --> 00:18:43,330 [Gabrielle] A few weeks after Tom died, some of us got together 348 00:18:43,331 --> 00:18:45,249 at the World Trade Center. 349 00:18:45,708 --> 00:18:48,627 There was a restaurant called Windows of the World 350 00:18:48,628 --> 00:18:50,129 on the top floor... 351 00:18:52,340 --> 00:18:57,260 ...that at that moment It was the highest place in New York. 352 00:18:57,261 --> 00:18:58,887 [Andy] Look at this place! 353 00:18:58,888 --> 00:19:01,640 - They said it was going to clear up. - [Gabrielle] And-and it cleared up. 354 00:19:01,641 --> 00:19:03,558 - [Dana] Oh, buddy. - [Andy] And that's how it happened. 355 00:19:03,559 --> 00:19:04,643 Wow! 356 00:19:04,644 --> 00:19:06,227 [indistinct conversations] 357 00:19:06,228 --> 00:19:07,771 [Gabrielle] Nice... nice outfit. 358 00:19:07,772 --> 00:19:10,482 - [indistinct conversations continue] - [Andy] Good to see you. 359 00:19:10,483 --> 00:19:12,233 - Mr. Beal! - Yes, it's me. 360 00:19:12,234 --> 00:19:13,777 Ahh! 361 00:19:13,778 --> 00:19:15,863 Look at you! 362 00:19:16,739 --> 00:19:18,323 [Gabrielle] Some people They came from around the corner, 363 00:19:18,324 --> 00:19:19,658 others from further away. 364 00:19:19,659 --> 00:19:22,744 I appreciate it very much. Hey I know they came 365 00:19:22,745 --> 00:19:25,997 because they shared a feeling that Tom 366 00:19:25,998 --> 00:19:27,999 It had an impact on their lives. 367 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,501 ♪ 368 00:19:29,502 --> 00:19:32,962 [A. Craig] Before Tom died, Jimmy Carter gave us an interview. 369 00:19:32,963 --> 00:19:35,924 He talked about legalizing marijuana 370 00:19:35,925 --> 00:19:37,175 in High Times. 371 00:19:37,176 --> 00:19:39,177 I support a change in the law 372 00:19:39,178 --> 00:19:41,471 to finish federal criminal punishments 373 00:19:41,472 --> 00:19:43,849 for possession of up to one ounce of marijuana. 374 00:19:44,517 --> 00:19:47,477 [TO. Craig] They gave us credentials of White House journalists, 375 00:19:47,478 --> 00:19:51,231 that Tom had tried to get for the clandestine press for years. 376 00:19:51,232 --> 00:19:55,318 And when I told Tom, A tear came out of her eye. 377 00:19:55,319 --> 00:19:57,196 "HIGH TIMES" IN THE WHITE HOUSE 378 00:19:57,321 --> 00:19:59,906 He was very dedicated to publishing 379 00:19:59,907 --> 00:20:02,075 and the freedom of the First Amendment. 380 00:20:02,076 --> 00:20:03,411 [applause] 381 00:20:03,536 --> 00:20:05,870 [Andy] At its peak, High Times was read 382 00:20:05,871 --> 00:20:09,332 by more than 4 million people per month. 383 00:20:09,333 --> 00:20:13,753 We have more than 1,000 people openly smoking weed in the park 384 00:20:13,754 --> 00:20:15,797 and the police wouldn't even think in making an arrest. 385 00:20:15,798 --> 00:20:17,132 They wouldn't dare come. 386 00:20:17,133 --> 00:20:20,802 [Andy] We did more for the movement In those four years 387 00:20:20,803 --> 00:20:22,762 than in the next two decades. 388 00:20:22,763 --> 00:20:25,014 REAGAN PREPARES FOR WAR AGAINST THE GRASS 389 00:20:25,015 --> 00:20:29,811 [Andy] In his will, Tom left the magazine to his staff... 390 00:20:29,812 --> 00:20:30,895 to continue it. 391 00:20:30,896 --> 00:20:33,440 ♪ 392 00:20:33,441 --> 00:20:35,984 [Dana] What I brought with me, remembering the moment 393 00:20:35,985 --> 00:20:37,694 where he tried to stab me with a scissors. 394 00:20:37,695 --> 00:20:39,946 [laughs] 395 00:20:39,947 --> 00:20:42,782 How do you talk about locking people up? in labor camps? 396 00:20:42,783 --> 00:20:46,787 All you've done is design a system against marijuana. 397 00:20:48,789 --> 00:20:50,915 [Joe Pipe] High Times brought us all together. 398 00:20:50,916 --> 00:20:53,376 It was the only thing we had. Everyone was against us. 399 00:20:53,377 --> 00:20:55,795 investigative reporter, High Times Magazine. 400 00:20:55,796 --> 00:20:57,589 [laughs] 401 00:20:57,590 --> 00:20:59,591 My favorite magazine. 402 00:20:59,592 --> 00:21:04,263 ♪ 403 00:21:10,102 --> 00:21:11,729 [sighs] 404 00:21:12,980 --> 00:21:17,859 ♪ 405 00:21:17,860 --> 00:21:19,944 [judge] I'm going to return custody 406 00:21:19,945 --> 00:21:22,739 to the bailiff for delivery to the State Department of Prisons 407 00:21:22,740 --> 00:21:25,366 to begin, uh, his sentence. 408 00:21:25,367 --> 00:21:28,370 - [handcuffs click] - [♪ "Can't You See" continues] 409 00:21:50,267 --> 00:21:52,352 [♪ music fades] 410 00:21:52,353 --> 00:21:54,979 [interviewer] Do you believe in life after death? 411 00:21:54,980 --> 00:21:57,565 [Tom Forçade] I hope to return like a marijuana plant. 412 00:21:57,566 --> 00:21:58,983 [laughs] 413 00:21:58,984 --> 00:22:01,362 Over and over and over again. 414 00:22:06,951 --> 00:22:09,954 [♪ soft music plays]