Tim remembers Tom talking about creating a magazine for the counterculture. Tom liked the way Time magazine looked; it had a thick shiny cover and Tom wanted to replicate that for their new magazine. High Times magazine first issue appeared in the summer of 1974, but they couldn't get anyone to distribute it. All of the first copies of High Times magazine were distributed by their dope dealers. If you bought 100 pounds of marijuana you got a box of magazines. The articles in the first issue of High Times were written by Tom with a little help from Ed Dwyer, etc. Tim wrote all of the letters to the editor. They even borrowed advertisements from Rolling Stone, Playboy and various Underground newspapers. While the magazine was a big hit for those lucky enough to get their hands on one, it needed financial support. As time went on, Tom did more of the magazine and Tim did more of the marijuana smuggling, which kept High Times afloat for its first five years.