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Kitchen Sink 1978-84
By 1978, the pot-smoking, LSD-tripping hippie era had long since passed and the counterculture revolution had failed to achieve its big-picture objectives regarding societal norms and government policies and operations. But the use of illicit drugs by the American public actually skyrocketed in the ’70s, with historical data from Gallup polls and surveys indicating a 600% increase in adults who said they had tried marijuana from 1969 to 1977. Illegal drug use was glamorized in various movies and popular rock music, and touted by comedians like George Carlin and Cheech and Chong. That year, the raunchy, drunken frat flick Animal House was the top-grossing movie in America and the pothead cult classic Up in Smoke earned top 10 ticket sale honors. (more…)