Hollyweed, 1976

“I want people to be able to see it from Wilshire.” -Harry Chandler, describing his vision of the Hollywoodland sign   A publicity photo for the Hollywoodland subdivision’s groundbreaking includes a plow, mule and surveyors. 1923 Hollyweed In 1923, wanting Read More …

Rembetiko: The Music of Hashish

“to revoke, carried away, the love a woman, to stave off the suffering, to weep in secret for the injustices of society. They were people that had to live out of the boundaries of society; because they wanted to live Read More …

Operation Burn Out, 1957

United States Marines use flamethrowers to burn cannabis field in Illinois.  1957     Operation Burn out In the 50’s, the United States was left with a stockpile of weapons of war left over from WW2.  With the war won, Read More …

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