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June 1, 1996: Noted actor and hemp activist Woody Harrelson was arrested and charged with cultivation of less than five marijuana plants after he planted four industrial hemp seeds in full view of Lee County Sheriff William Kilburn in Lexington, KY.

June 3, 1876: At the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, America's first 100-year birthday bash, fairgoers visit the Turkish Hashish Exposition and toke up in order to enhance their fair experience.

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