It was Jun. 5, 1965. The S.F. Call Bulletin headline read "Marijuana Arrests at Galileo". Here is a condensed version of the article:
A Galileo High School track star and three other students are under arrest, charged with selling marijuana cigarets to a teacher.
The teacher, whose name was not disclosed, was working undercover with the police, according to Lt. Norbert Currie, head of the narcotics squad.
The teacher, Currie said, circulated freely about the school and one day overheard two girls talk about the "weed" -- the common reference to marijuana.
He talked to the girls and eventually admitted he smoked the stuff himself, and would be interested in buying some.
Subsequently, he made six buys, paying from 75 cents for one to $1 for three cigarets.
This story ran on page 2, if you can believe that.
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