Mariguana growing in secret enclosure, 1905

The San Francisco call,
September 02, 1905
Titled: Officers Raid Den

 

Very early example of cannabis being cultivated primarily as a drug plant on America’s west coast…  This story takes place before the poison act took affect in California so cannabis was technically legal.  In a twist of fate, it was already criminalized in Mexico which lead to the belief the growers were smuggling from the United States into Mexico…

 

“In a secret inclosure the officers discovered, growing, a poisonous weed known as mariguana”
The San Francisco call, September 02, 1905