Ram Dass: Formerly Richard Albert, who along with Timothy Leary was involved with the LSD experiments at Harvard. Albert left the school and traveled to India, where he met his Guru and changed his name. Author of Be Here Now,… Continue reading →

Rap: To have a friendly discussion. Also means charges brought against someone by police. A Bad Rap is false charges, a rap sheet is a list of charges. Then came rap music…uggh!

Redstockings: Radical feminist group who published “The Bitch Manifesto.” They split from the National Organization of Women (NOW) and sought to raise the consciousness of women.

Reefer: Old term for marijuana from the 30’s-50’s.

Reefer Madness: Term allegedly describing how crazy people get after smoking marijuana. This was typical of the propaganda promoted by the U.S. government following marijuana prohibition. This was also the title of a famous movie purporting to show the dangers… Continue reading →

Resin: The clear sticky liquid marijuana produces to capture pollen containing THC. Heating this resin causes it to vaporize the THC, and when inhaled it gets you high. Resin is separated from marijuana to make hashish. Resin is also the… Continue reading →

Right On!: Strong agreement, affirmative, yes! Sometimes accompanied by a clenched fist.

Righteous: Something really great.

Rip Off: To steal, or have something stolen. “Someone ripped off my last lid!”

Ripped: Very stoned. “I got really ripped on that Colombian last night!”