The Counterculture Hall of Fame was created in 1997 by High Times Editor Steven Hager. The purpose of the Hall of Fame was to help focus ceremonies at the annual Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam, and to celebrate the history of the counterculture by recognizing its saints. The inductions are done in Amsterdam every year on Thanksgiving as part of the Cannabis Cup awards show. Often a documentary film is shown to introduce the inductee(s) to the audience. A silver Cannabis Cup is awarded as part of the induction ceremony.

[edit] List of Inductees

• Bob Marley (1997)
• Louis Armstrong, Mezz Mezzrow (1998)
• Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs (1999)
• Ina May Gaskin (2000)
• Paul Krassner (2001)
• Bob Dylan, Joan Baez (2002)
• Jack Herer (2003)
• Stephen Gaskin (2004)
• John Trudell (2005)
• Barry "Plunker" Adams, Garrick Beck (2006) (Rainbow Family veterans)
• Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin (2007)
• Peter Tosh (2008)
• Thomas King Forcade (2009)

[edit] External links

• Guardian article about the history of the Hall of Fame
• History of the Cannabis Cup
• Stephen Gaskin documentary Part 1
• Stephen Gaskin documentary Part 2
• John Trudell induction video
• Peter Tosh induction video
• Andrew Tosh acceptance of the Peter Tosh Cup
• Rainbow Family myspace page created for Barry Adams and Garrick Beck induction
• Steven Hager's myspace page