The Vietnam War rages. Nixon declares the War on Drugs. Jim Morrison dies in a bathtub. But all a 17 year old Jewish boy from Miami wants is to escape his tropical paradise & find Utopia. So Doug Shear starts hitchhiking across the country with his secretly gay, openly black best friend, with no money and no underwear. This memoir, brought to life though both hypnosis and interviews with the survivors, reveals a unique time in America. With Bologna Jane & Tina the Monkey Girl, Big Arm, Nigga Dog, Redneck Hippies & the Misfits. It also takes you inside the world of Glenn W. Turner's famous get-rich-quick schemes, where Doug cuts his hair, buys a suite and tie, and learns to sell or perish. Or tries to learn. His stint as a pyramid scheme salesman leads him inside the world of panhandling, along with dozens of Disney World rejects. As he spirals down even further, Doug finds himself sharing a house with a group of Satan-worshiping heroin addicts. The friendly Satan worshipers believe that in the end of time, Jesus will forgive Satan, who will then resume his place as the greatest Angel in all of Heaven. Those who worship him now will be greatly rewarded. The Marijuana Gods is difficult to believe, but proof exists in the form of letters, objects and historical evidence. Besides, nobody could make this up.