Kentucky hemp field by moonlight, 1900’s
“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.” -Oscar Wilde Kentucky hemp field by moonlight – early 1900’s postcard
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Law of the Indies, 1545
“Remember, the prince is like a mirror exposed to the eyes of all his subjects who continually look to him as a pattern on which to model themselves, and who in consequence without much trouble discover his vices and virtues.” Read More …
Three women in a hemp field, undated
“The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open Read More …
Gertrude’s Garden Boots, 1920
“In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom in perceiving what it is well to let alone.” – Gertrude Read More …
Local Hashish Eaters, 1895
“There are but few peole in this State who know that “hashish” the opium of Arabia, is raised, prepared, smoked and eaten in California” Local Hashish Eaters In this early 1895 article from San Francisco, we find evidence of Read More …
Hemp couple, 1913
Female and male examples from the United States Department of Agriculture Yearbook, 1913 Pistillate/female (left) and staminate/male (right) hemp plants (Dewey, 1913)
The Father of Genetics, 1856
“Someday, my hybrids will be used to crossbred doorknobs and blueberries. Imagine eating your doorknob, you’d never need a lock.” -Gregor Mendel The Father of Genetics As growers we throw around terms like “recessive” and “dominant” all the time. Read More …
Summer Monet, 1918
“And so with the sunshine and the great burst of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with summer” – The Great Gatsby, 1925 Read More …
Goats that feed on Dope, 1909
New York tribune, April 11, 1909 Article: Goats that feed on “Dope” The men who stare at goats The Mexican Herald is responsible for so much early misinformation in their own quest to criminalize cannabis in Mexico. Spewing crazy Read More …
Hemp for Victory, 1942
1943 hemp for victory poster Hemp for Victory In 1942 in prepreation for WW2 the United States Government decided to take drastic measures… To hire Hemp Farmers for Victory… Hemp for victory – Page 7 of the Read More …