There is, perhaps, no one quite as iconic and outrageous as the late Hunter S. Thompson. Known for his gonzo journalism, he boldly reported from the front lines, fearlessly pursuing stories no other journalist cared to touch. He went on the road with the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, and wrote about Las Vegas in a drug-soaked voice unlike any other. 

In a fitting tribute, his widow, Anita Thompson, announced plans to clone the late author’s stash of hashish and cannabis, comprised of six strains he regularly consumed. “I have found a legal method to extract the DNA from Hunter’s personal marijuana and hashish,” she explained in a public post to her Facebook page.

She saved the plant material for 12 to 15 years and will be creating cloned hybridized strains through an extraction process that will be sold under the “Gonzo” brand name in stores across Colorado. Mrs. Thompson plans to use the funds from cannabis sales to transform Thompson’s ranch, Owl Farm, into a private museum and writer’s retreat devoted to his memory.

Thompson made no compunctions about his extensive drug use, and substance references are scattered throughout his various writings.

The icon’s footloose and fancy free lifestyle caught up with him in 2005, and rather than waste away in a hospital, he went out in true gonzo fashion. Thompson committed suicide, and in accordance with his wishes, his ashes were fired out of a cannon in a celebratory ceremony.

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