A considerable markup from its $6 price tag 30 years ago. Headman's narcotics guard figure is on sale for $199.99. Joe toy collectors would never view Headman the same way - which paved the way for future marijuana-related action figures, which were now represented as the "good guys."Ĭrowe says his vintage toy store doesn't have the Headman toy in stock, but it is for sale on eBay for $99.99. Other states followed suit, including Arizona. Because in '96, California became the first state to legitimize medical cannabis. I'm not sure exactly if he was selling dangerous drugs or harmless plants, but the character premiered in 1992."Īfter the Headman henchman toy made its rounds - in the Valley's big box stores, toy conventions, garage sales, and thrift shops - he'd no longer need his electronic battle-flash missile launcher to protect his stash from drug-fighting G.I. Joe character named 'Headman' was a villainous drug dealer. Joe action figure that infiltrated metro Phoenix's now defunct Toys "R" Us, KB Toys, and Kmart stores. The notion came from an almost 4-inch-high G.I. Marijuana was stigmatized in the action figure market as recently as the early 1990s. And one world-renowned weed-smoker toy design is making its way to Phoenix Walmarts in mid- to late-June.īut it took what felt like eons to get to this point. Marijuana users portrayed on the silver screen and the old MTV have gotten head nods from doll makers and action figure conglomerates. Joe toy dioramas and hosts the " Craig Does G.I. Although there's a glimmer of hope for House, a 44-year-old numbers cruncher and medical marijuana patient, who makes G.I. There is no word of the 1998 stoner comedy flick getting its own Sir Smoke-a-Lot action figure. "I would love it if someone would make Half Baked action figures I think it would be hilarious to have Thurgood Jenkins and Dave Chappelle smoking." The two seem very much connected," he told Phoenix New Times on June 8. "I know plenty of toy collectors online that also consume cannabis. When '80s toy collector Craig House recently found out about cannabis-related toys on the market - he tripped out, as he never knew about the niche action figurines, despite them being in plain sight from his Peoria backyard.
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