Everybody Runs, 1977
‘Everybody runs as big drug bust goes down’ in the 500 block of Haight Street in San Francisco, California November 4, 1977
Month: May 2018
Hemp Wick Lighter, 1658
‘Still Life with a Glass of Beer, a Pipe, Tobacco and Other Requisites of Smoking’ (including hemp wick lighter) by Jan Jansz. van de Velde in 1658
Civil War Smoke Break, 1865
‘Tintype portrait of a group of Union officers of the the 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment smoking pipes and cigars and drinking wine during the Civil War’
A Cafe for Hashish, 1905
‘A Cafe for Hashish’, H.K. Droit Reserve Postcard. Egypt 1905-1911
Uncle Sam Breeds Hemp, 1901
Japanese hemp grown in a field at the Agricultural experiment station, Lexington, Kentucky 1901 Uncle Sam Breeds Hemp In the dwindling days just before America’s cannabis prohibition, Uncle Sam not only grew hemp but also sought to breed the worlds Read More …
Raiding Humboldt, 1972
Raiding Humboldt A botched narcotics raid on a cloudy Humboldt afternoon in 1972 would forever escalate the war on drugs. Dirk Dickenson and his girlfriend Judy Arnold enjoyed their off grid homesteaded on Pratt mountain in Humboldt County, California. Their Read More …
Wild Man and Woman Hemp Textile, 1440
‘Wild man and woman in a garden’, Hemp textile with silk and wool thread. Basel (Rhine valley), France c.1440
Garzuler, 1930’s
Workers called “Garzuler” hand break the village’s hemp crop. Carmagnola, Italy 1930’s
Hualin Temple Monks, 1869
Monks relax while playing a game, water pipes can be seen sitting on the table. Hualin Temple, Canton(Guangzhou), China. 1869
African Cobbed Cannabis, 1890
“Hemp for smoking “diamba” Wrapped in leaves of banana. Smoke small leaves around the seed.” Angola, Africa July 25, 1890 Cobbed cannabis is a ancient technique originating from Africa to cure marijuana. After chopping the harvest and briefly Read More …