Alex Grey, The 8th Annual Cannabis Cup, Matchbook Cover, High Times, 1996
$150
Size: 2 x 2 inches
Marijuana, an important part of the counterculture, got its own periodical when Tom Forcade (1945–1978) founded High Times in 1974. The Cannabis Cup, an award ceremony honoring the best marijuana strains, was the creation of Steven Hager who edited the magazine starting in 1988. Each year Hager would hire a top artist like Alex Grey to design the Cannabis Cup poster and related items like this matchbook.
