Tom Forçade

Tom Forçade
Born
Kenneth Gary Goodson

(1945-09-11)September 11, 1945
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
DiedNovember 17, 1978(1978-11-17) (aged 33)
New York City, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Utah, 1967
OccupationsUnderground journalist, publisher, activist
Years active1966–1978
Known forUnderground Press Syndicate
High Times magazine

Thomas King Forçade (born Kenneth Gary Goodson, September 11, 1945 – November 17, 1978) was an American underground journalist and cannabis rights activist in the 1970s. He was the founder of High Times magazine and for many years ran the Underground Press Syndicate (later called the Alternative Press Syndicate)

Forçade published several other publications, such as Stoned, National Weed, Dealer and others, that, veiled as counterculture entertainment magazines, were laced with humor and savvy coverage of politics and popular culture, and served as a forum for some of the industry's best writers and artists. Many of Forçade's publications' writers went on to be published in premiere papers and magazines in North America.

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