The most humble Riza ‘Abbasi drew it, 1622
Nashmi the Archer, Inscribed on the back ‘the most humble Riza ‘Abbasi drew it.’ c.1622 Nashmi the Archer, by Riza ‘Abbasi c.1622 Close up of Nashmi the Archer’s hashish waterpipe
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3 Inch Tall Runaway Sought By Police, 1969
3 Inch Tall Runaway Sought By Police “Police demanded entry into apartment. Making up a fairy tale about a runaway boy, they left no possibility untouched. Evidently the suspect is quite small as they, 2 males and 1 woman, Read More …
Italian Inkwell surmounted by a pipe smoker, circa 1600’s
Italian Inkwell surmounted by a pipe smoker, circa 1600’s Inkwell from Venice, Italy circa 1600
The Sower, 1850
“They tried to bury us but they didn’t know we were seeds.” – Mexican proverb The Sower – Jean-François Millet – 1850
A hemp field harvest before and after Kentucky, 1905.
A hemp field harvest before and after in Auvergne, Kentucky 1905. Cutting hemp with a binder and four-mule team circa 1905 The “tented hemp fields” after harvest, 1905
Smuggling Mariguana Territory, 1897
Point of no return, front gate Yuma Territory Prison Smuggling Mariguana Territory This small catch by a Yuma Territory prison guard in 1897 gets treated like the crime stop of the decade, with the tale getting reprinted for years Read More …
Don’t you care, I’m only smokin rope, 1909
The Kendrick gazette March 19, 1909 Article: In Self Defence “Moderate smoking will be permitted subject ot restrictions as to the size of pipe and the quality of the material smoked. Onion leaves, cabbage leaves, hemp rope, horse blankets Read More …
100 Year Old Pure Silver Persian Hookah
100 Year Old Pure Silver Persian Hookah/Nargile
The hemp press comes down, 1908
“When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment, we have no compass to govern us, nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer.” – Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Read More …
Merrie Melodies, 1933
Merrie Melodies, Cartoon September 30, 1933 Sultan smoking from his hookah, and is UN-entertained by a belly dancer