The Island Cafe (Former Home Of)
- 3500 16th St
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#3. THE ISLAND CAFE - corner of 16th and Sanchez Streets
THE BIG TOP COMMUNE AND PERON’S FIRST BUST - 1967 to 1974
This iconic spot, named after Aldous Huxley's famous utopian manifesto and novel, was not just a place to indulge in cannabis and dream about a better world, but also a hub for vegan low price food, activism and community organizing. Anyone who visited The Island Cafe was encouraged to do two things 1. register to vote 2. smoke pot.
At The Island Cafe, activists like Brownie Mary and Dennis Peron brought together the San Francisco neighboring counter-culture communities, bridging the gap between the hippies of the Haight Ashbury and the gays of the Castro. It also became a hangout for touring musicians. Cannabis was at the center of it all. The Island Cafe was a place where political movements were born, from the Save the Whales campaigns to Harvey Milk's bid for mayor.
For a time, Peron’s Island Cafe was Harvey Milk’s campaign headquarters. It is believed that Dennis Peron was secretly a regular financial contributor to Harvey Milk’s political campaigns, all underground pot money. Peron was a kingpin of the cannabis underground. They both believed strongly in human rights, patient dignity, and safe access for all to medical marijuana.
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The Pioneers of Pot Check-in Challenge - SF Hash Week
thecannabistrail (The Cannabis Trail ) <p>The SF Hash Week Pioneers of Pot check-in challenge is a gamified self-guided cultural travel adventure that celebrates the cannabis legalization movement and the pioneers that paved the way.</p><p>Advocating for safe cannabis medicine access for patients in San Francisco back in the 1980s and 1990s is what led to the recreational 21+ cannabis access that we enjoy today.</p><p>Enjoy the Pioneers of Pot walking tour adventure, brought to you by The Cannabis Trail in partnership with SF Hash Week! </p><p>Get elevated and take an immersive cultural cannabis walkabout. Learn about Dennis Peron and Brownie Mary and the community of inspiring activists and outlaws who re-legalized medical cannabis for suffering patients in need.</p><p></p><p>The SF Hash Week Pioneers of Pot Check-in Challenge:</p><p>1. Prior to embarking on your adventure, watch The Secret Story, a 15-min short doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YRxfa_b2Sk</p><p>2. Visit cannabis landmarks and points of interest</p><p>3. Check-in at three places and collect pioneer unique Pioneer badges at each place</p><p>4. Collect three pioneer badges and win…</p><p>…a 2024 SF Hash Week Patch, limited edition, while supplies last</p><p>If you complete the challenge, your commemorative SF Hash Week 2024 Patch must be picked up inside the Moe Greens cannabis lounge by 8pm on 7/30/24.</p>