It was a trip: “As urban centers all over America were banning smoking in public places, life for Joni Mitchell was still a noir film from the 40s, full of nicotine and screwball repartee. She kept smoking in public as long as she could, until she was eventually reduced to e-cigarettes…. She loved to be what she called a ‘pot stirrer.’ She was trouble—and she was really good at it.”