Uppers & Downers

September, 1978

Why do you think they call it dope? Beats us. One side claims that smoking dope can affect one's ability to perform complicated tasks. The other side argues that Jamaican field hands regularly smoke enough ganja to sedate all of Orange County and still manage to function as well as the next guy, unless the next guy is the head of I.T.T. Oh, well. Consider the following: A few years ago, some dude tried to smuggle hashish into the U. S.--concealed inside a hollowed-out bowling ball. He was appreh...