Police form special squad to combat \u0027reefer traffic\u0027 in Vancouver
But marijuana doesn’t seem to have caused much a ruckus locally until the mid-1960s, when it exploded in popularity.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
“Police seized a can of marijuana — a bulk amount that would make about 100 reefers. Reefers sell in Vancouver for $1.50 and $2 each. Kruz knows first-hand — he was busted twice in 1966, and the second time was sentenced to 18 months in jail. He wound up serving eight months.His nemesis was the head of the pot squad, RCMP Sgt. Abe Snidanko, who Kruz said made it his personal mission to shut down The Afterthought.
Pot was so popular in Vancouver in the early 1960s, The Vancouver Sun devoted a full editorial page to it on April 4, 1964.Article content“In some cultural situations — such as the Lower East Side of New York — members of the marijuana cult often graduate into the hellish world of the heroin or morphine addict,” Elmore wrote.
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