Fishing with Hasheesh joke, 1901
Basalt Journal, Colorado newspaper September 7, 1901 In the local’s section The fisherman’s long tale goes up in smoke with hasheesh.
Month: May 2017
The King of Dabs, 1950’s
Brylcreem 1950’s ad, Little dab will do ya Denis Compton had quite the female following. He would go down in history as being the first king of the Dab’s circa 1950’s… Ladies love Denis Compton, Brylcreem 50’s spokesman, King Read More …
Prohibition is a Joke to Police, 1951
Prohibition is a Joke to Police September 6, 1951 Like any other morning Police started to arrive to work at the Van Nuys station in California. What they didn’t know is a dinner party mystery awaited them this day… Read More …
John Wayne inhales second hand smoke, 1952
“There’s been no top authority saying what marijuana does to you. I really don’t know that much about it. I tried it once but it didn’t do anything to me.” – John Wayne ‘Marijuana’ – Re titled European release Read More …
Summer Monet, 1918
“And so with the sunshine and the great burst of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with summer” – The Great Gatsby, 1925 Read More …
Goats that feed on Dope, 1909
New York tribune, April 11, 1909 Article: Goats that feed on “Dope” The men who stare at goats The Mexican Herald is responsible for so much early misinformation in their own quest to criminalize cannabis in Mexico. Spewing crazy Read More …
Hemp for Victory, 1942
1943 hemp for victory poster Hemp for Victory In 1942 in prepreation for WW2 the United States Government decided to take drastic measures… To hire Hemp Farmers for Victory… Hemp for victory – Page 7 of the Read More …
Kentucky Hemp Farmer, 1920’s
Kentucky hemp farmer posing next to his field, 1920
His First Pipe, 1916
The Day Book, newspaper March 06, 1916 Article: His First Pipe “Raymond Lesflos, after seeing his parents killed in a bombardmont early in the war, joined a French infantry company and was adopted as mascot. He now feels he’s Read More …
Every garden a munition plant, 1918
“Every garden a munition plant” 1918 -WW1, National War Garden Commission poster