Christiania, the famous hippie community in Copenhagen is on the verge of being shutdown by the Danish government because business interests want to develop the site. The government has also been cracking down on the sale of marijuana and hashish in the community, and many of the 7000 protesters were openly smoking marijuana to protest that as well.
Please note the way the BBC spells "hippy". At last our preferred spelling has caught on!
Just as the Beats immortalized their lives and times in such books as On The Road, Robert Roskind likewise commemorates the liberated lifestyle of the hippie era. This look back, while very personal, is also the archetype for a whole generation whose quest for freedom and the meaning of life led to some mind-blowing experiences. Read Skip's Review!
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