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Gathering the Ganja Crop, Naogaon, India – February 16, 1894 Grading Ganja In 1893 the British undertook an extensive study in India to look at all things Indian Hemp. The study looked at all aspects of the plant using Read More …
“Ganja plant almost ready to cut”, Naogaon, India February 16, 1894 (Photo from the British ‘Report of the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, 1894-1895’) Plate 35
Indian Army soldier smoking a hookah at a WW1 camp in New Forest, England 1914
British officers relax while smoking chibouk (Ottoman) smoking pipes during the Crimean War. Crimea, 1855-1856
‘Fighting The Lawmen’, Hackney Community Defense Association “Everybody knew that drug dealing went on in Sandringham Road. It was common knowledge that police officers took money and drugs from dealers. They would pocket the money and supply the drugs Read More …
Untitled watercolor by Anon, 1820. Captioned – A European, probably Sir David Ochterlony (1758-1825), in Indian dress, smoking a hookah and watching a nautch in his house at Delhi. A British Surgeon puts Ganjah on the Medical Map In Read More …
“when they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian.” – William Shakespeare writes In The Tempest (Shakespeare would most likely have saw Epenow when he was kidnapped Read More …
“Ganja plant ready for cutting, some of the dried leaves still adhering” Naogaon, India – February 16, 1894 (Photo from the British ‘Report of the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, 1894-1895’) Plate 85
Giant cannabis plant in the family garden. Avonvale Road, Redfield, Bristol, BS5, England – 1920’s
The Illustrated Police News. Volume 21, Issue 541 – 3/10/1877 Authorities get a Handle on Hemp This little story from the 1877 Illustrated Police Newspaper is an example of the power of Hemp in the wrong hands… Hanging, beating, Read More …