Controversial Museum by Jennifer Z. at InsiderPages
This museum is a bit controversial because its theme is marijuana! America has museums geared towards everything under the sun - Lucille Ball, Albert Einstein - why not a recreational drug? It has devices that are used for smoking pot (rolling paper, bongs, hash pipes, etc.). It's a rather small museum, but has thousands of photographs and a selection of drugs to view. It talks about the history of drugs (what the purposes were originally, its history), and its widespread abuse. I didn't really like it, and didn't feel too comfortable around all the marijuana-related devices, but I guess it'd be interesting if you're interested in that.
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