26Albert Hofmann
Bicycle Day (19th April) celebrates Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann's discovery of LSD in 1943, and the harrowing ride home on his bicycle after deliberately ingesting a dose of the drug.
27. Bill Murray was pre-med in college but dropped out after being arrested for marijuana possession. After that he joined the National Lampoon Radio Hour with Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and Gilda Radner.
28. When American actor Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman) was arrested in 1983 for possession of marijuana, his punishment was to write, produce and finance his own anti-drug PSA.
29. In 2015, the Dutch police caught cannabis growers because their house was the only one in the street without snow on the roof.
30. The Hindu God Shiva has long been linked to cannabis. Shiva came and drank the poison created by the cosmic ocean, but over time it made him so hot he needed to be cooled down. Marijuana is supposed to be a coolant, so it is said that Shiva smokes weed to keep his body temperature down.
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31Sarah Furay
In 2015, a woman named Sarah Furay was arrested for possession and delivery of 31.5 grams of cocaine, 126 grams of high-grade marijuana, 29 tablets of Ecstasy, an undisclosed amount of methamphetamine and 60 hits of LSD. She is also the 19-year-old daughter of a United States DEA Special Agent.
32. Two Undercover Agents repeatedly tried to buy marijuana at the Lagunitas Brewing company taproom but were unable to make any busts as the generous patron's kept trying to give them the drugs for free.
33. There is a fish named Sarpa Salpa that when eaten causes severe hallucinations lasting up to 36 hours. It was a party drug during the Roman Empire.
34. "Under Pressure" was written by David Bowie and Queen during a 24-hour wine and cocaine marathon.
35. Taking magic mushrooms, just once, can permanently change a person's personality, even as an adult.
