The Weed Card, 1910

‘Fredric Weed’, 2nd baseman for the Spokane Team (Pacific Coast League), 1910 Obak tobacco baseball card  

Playing Knucklebones, 1898

‘Playing Knucklebones’, painting by Paul Alexander Alfred Leroy  1898        

Sicily’s Cannabis Cathedral, 1174

“You have not brought any kaneh for me, or lavished on me the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins and wearied me with your offenses.” – Isaiah 43:23-24, God scolding the Israelite’s for not Read More …

Waterpipe Craftsman, 1944

‘Craftsman works on water pipe’ near Nakhoda Mosque, Kolkata, India 1944    

The Education of the Chieftain’s Daughter, 16th Century

Erotic sculptures on wall of Chinniyan tank 16th-17th centuries by local chieftain near Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India The Education of the Chieftain’s Daughter In the late 16th Century a Chieftain in India who ruled over the area known as Chinniyan Read More …

The Effect of Hashish, 1875

‘L’effetto dell’hashish’ (The Effect of Hashish) by Pasquale Liotta  1875  

What Comes From Hemp, 1873

Wat er van hennep komt by J. Vlieger (from Amsterdam) in 1873     What Comes From Hemp A cute little booklet published in 1873 by a dutch author targeted just one subject…  Hemp!   The title for the book would Read More …

Demon Rum, 1919

‘Demon Rum Leads To Heroin “And the last state of that man is worst than the first”‘ – Editorial cartoon showing ‘Uncle Sam’ bothered by Demon Rum and the various monsters of drug addition which follow him (laudanum, opium, cocaine, Read More …

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