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“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 …
“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 …
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 …
“The virtues of hemp, it is said, are so great, that an infusion of it in water will cause it to coagulate: hence it is, that if taken in water, it will arrest looseness in beasts of burden. A decoction Read More …
“Sallie Gardner at Gallop” by Eadward Muybridge in 1878. Consists of 24 photographs in a fast-motion series “Pick-me-ups” for tired animals In 1892 comes this little gem of an article describing how tired animals are energized with cannabis. Interesting they Read More …
“Through cobbled streets so cold and damp The Knocker-Upper man goes creeping Tap-tapping at the window pane To wake the town from sleeping. He said “Eh thee up and stir thi’self The factory ooter’s blowin’ So get up from your Read More …
Mr. Nakamura’s 300 year old hemp house in Miasa Mura, Japan. Built in 1698 They huffed, We puffed, Hemp held the House Down In 1698, let me repeat that, in 1698 Mr. Nakamura’s ancestors built his family house in Miasa-mura, Read More …
“A certainty of sale, as was already observed, will be encouraged enough for the growers of hemp.” -Gazette of the United States, & Philadelphia daily advertiser, January 12, 1799 Congress Guarantee’s the Growers of Hemp This little gem from Read More …
“There has been little evidence in Canada to support an association of cannabis with crimes of violence. Nor is there any suggestion that cannabis users are obliged to engage to any significant extent in a career of petty crime to Read More …
“the use of the hemp plaster may have been for more than just preservation purposes. As the hemp plaster has the ability to store heat, is fire-resistant and absorbs about 90 percent of airborne sound, a peaceful living environment for Read More …