The Jackson Illusion Pepper

The 1960's fad for smoking banana peels is well known. Less well known is a similar late-60s drug fad called the "Jackson Illusion Pepper." An explanation from Drugs From A to Z: A Dictionary by Richard R. Lingeman (1969):

More info from The East Village Other (Apr 1-15, 1967):

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Posted By: Alex - Sat Jul 22, 2023
Category: Drugs | Smoking and Tobacco | 1960s

Comments

That one wasn't a good enuf hoax to make it very far from the Village (not to Atlanta, anyway). If they hadn't specified the brand of cigarette, it probably would have done better.

Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 07/22/23 at 09:27 AM

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