Twisting Hemp into Yarn, 1944
‘A young village girl twisting hemp into yarn’, Photographed by George Silk. Italy May 1944
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Earth Pipe
Native of Kashmir smoking primitive earth pipe, from Illustrated Archaeologist september 1894 Earth Pipe Utilizing a ancient technique our ancestors had no need for pipes to smoke their cannabis, instead they smoked the herb straight from the Earth! Read More …
Car Full of Marijuana, 1971
‘Detective Raymond Winters with Car Full of Marijuana’, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1971
Diagram of a Drug Abuser, 1972
‘Diagram of a Drug Abuser’, TV Guide antidrug PSA, 1972
The Spinner, 700-550BC
‘The Spinner’ Relief/Carving. Young woman spinning and servant holding a fan. Found in Susa, present day Shush, Iran between 700-550 BC
Coffee Seller, 1870
‘Coffee seller’ photographed by Abdullah Frères in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey 1870
High School Cannabis Education, 1950
A teacher educates a group of 9th grade students of the 636th male high school about plants on the school’s experimental farm site. A sign identifies the large Cannabis plant in the garden. Russia September 1950 конопля is Russian for Read More …
Turkish Delight, 19th Century
A Turkish threesome enjoying a smoke, cdv (carte de visite) Studio portrait. Constantinople,Turkey 1860-80
Getting Baked With Hemp
La Corroirie estate near Loches, France (this Hemp oven also served as a prison for misbehaving monks when not in use) Getting Baked With Hemp Across France ruins of hemp history decay. These abandoned structures loom high over farm lands Read More …
Wanted Us To Try Hashish, 1940
“Smoking a hookah or bubble pipe at El Kantara on Suez Canal. The Arabs wanted us to try hashish but we declined.” Australian soldiers during WW2, Egypt 1940