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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 …
“In her Victory Garden, the seeds grow all around, She plants you dig, she’s flipped her wig, Sweet Marihuana Brown” -Barney Bigard Sextet victory garden, M. Rose Sweet Marihuana Brown Boy she’s really fancy, the wildest chick in town. Read More …
That time Avon made a comic to warn of the dangers of reefers, 1954. Oh poor Claire… Avon’s Realistic Romances #16 (1954)
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 …
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 …
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 …
Physical Culture, magazine Feb, 1937 Titled: MARIJUANA: SEX-CRAZING DRUG MENACE! “Shame and death are the evil blossoms of a sinister growth that threatens to ruin the health and minds of thousands of America’s youth.” “Scarcely known outside the medical Read More …
On the journey to Hajj, Saudi Arabia 1953 National Geographic, 1953
Snap, Crackle, Pop It was 1808, Monsieur de Grandpré was dating a famous opera singer by the name of Mademoiselle Tirevit, she even lived with him at the time. Jolly Ol’ Grandpre comes home to catch Monsieur Le Pique Read More …
I’m not saying I know what this kid’s rolling, I’m just saying I know the smile… photo by Jean Geiser- Algeria around 1900 – postcard