Pipe Dreams and Smoke Screens: A Memoir of Hashish Adventures in the Sixties

Step into the chaotic, intoxicating world of the 1960s, where rebellion, freedom, and danger collided. Pipe Dreams and Smoke Screens is a riveting memoir of making and smuggling hashish and surviving surreal adventures in Spain, Morocco, and beyond. Told with unflinching honesty and razor-sharp wit, this is a wild ride through a counterculture era brimming with unforgettable characters, close calls, and the relentless pursuit of escape, euphoria, and meaning.

Richard Halford’s brilliantly written, authentic and riveting memoir exploring how he spent the sixties making, smuggling and dealing high-quality Moroccan hashish in mainland Spain and the Balearics. The book begins with a quote from a 4th-century philosopher, which captures the fine line between dream and reality, a line that must have seemed blurred to Halford many times throughout his adventures.