A planned 'compassion center' could test medical pot law

by Curt Guyette for MetroTimes

John Sinclair's long strange trip is taking another twist

Arrested in 1969 for giving two joints to an undercover narc, the poet, writer and political activist paid a heavy price for assuming a high profile in the counterculture of the 1960s. Sentenced to 10 years, he served 29 months in prison — attracting widespread attention and a slew of high-profile supporters, most famously the late John Lennon — before the Michigan Supreme Court heard his appeal and ruled the state's marijuana law was unconstitutional.

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This is the website for information on my travels & performances, books, recordings and other products, my bio, poetry, writings, broadcasting and video archives, and my travelogue On The Road, posted below. My friends at the John Sinclair Foundation in Amsterdam created & maintain my YouTube and MySpace website.

In the Top Menu Bar from left to right you can find my On The Road Archive; Big Chief Products Store where you can purchase my books, CD, DVDs and other creative wig bubbles from my over-worked imagination, both currently available and out-of-print; On the left the Press pages with stories, reviews, interviews and other media coverage of my activities; and the Poetry and Writings sections where I am attempting to collect and display my vast poetry & journalism archive of works in verse & prose composed over the past 44 years.

Also in the Top Menu Bar are with film and video clips of my performances and appearances in documentary films—including my own documentary, TWENTY TO LIFE: The Life & Times of John Sinclair, a film by Steve Gebhardt, released by MVD in September 2007; and Radio Free Amsterdam, linked to my internet radio station and the program archives of the John Sinclair Radio Show.

In the column to the left is My Event Calendar (coming back) with current itinerary and activity information, and in the right-hand column are alternate entry points for JohnSinclairTV, On The Road and the John Sinclair Radio Show, plus the all-important Travel Fund Donations button where you may contribute via PayPal to my travel fund and general well-being.

A note on my products: They're available online from HeadPress in London at www.headpress.com. In the Netherlands my products are available at the Hempshopper at Singel 10 in Amsterdam. In the USA you can order directly from Adam Brook at 313-999-0329 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , cop in the Detroit area at BookBeat in Oak Park, or in New Orleans at the Louisiana Music Factory.

If you want to send me something, my mailing address is: John Sinclair, c/o 420 Cafe, Oudebrugsteeg 27, 1012 JN Amsterdam, The Netherlands.