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An unidentified young man smokes what appears to be a marijuana cigarette for the benefit of a pair of middle-aged women, along with several other onlookers, during the “Honor America Day Smoke-In” thrown by marijuana activists to protest the official “Honor America Day” ceremonies being held at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, July 4, 1970. The Vietnam war sharply divided America in 1970, and supporters of Richard Nixon sought to counter the growing opposition by organizing a Fourth of July Honor America Day in Washington DC. The celebration was quickly crashed by thousands of its critics, with marijuana activists staging a “smoke-in” to protest(Photo by David Fenton/Getty Images)
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