Chicago World’s Fair, 1893
“If it comes to please then it will be through the process similar to the taste for opium or hashish.” – observations of a Worlds Fair visitor in 1893 Crowd waiting for the opening of the gates at the Read More …
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Peyote & Cannabis Raid, 1958
Robert King, Sgt. State Narcotics inspector and John O’Grady of LAPD Narcotics Bureau, examine some of the peyote & cannabis picked up in a raid. California, 1958
Ganja smoked by the Uralis, 1934
“Cannabis sativa “ganja”, smoked by Uralis, Penyan Lake, Travancore, Kerala; March 9, 1934″ “Gift from Miss Hazel Bartlett, 1961.” Tag attached reads: “Cannabis sativa “ganja”, smoked by Uralis, Penyan Lake, Travancore; March 9, 1934, E.W. Erlanson.” Probably refers Read More …
Hemp Trading Card, 1904
When we knew who our hero’s should be… John Player & Sons: useful plants and fruits – Tobacco Trading Cards, 1904
The Hemp: A Virginia Legend, 1916
“For all he had one word alone, One clod of dirt in their faces thrown, “The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!” His name bestrode the seas like Death. The waters trembled at his breath. This is the Read More …
Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, 1944
“Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying.” – Robert Herrick (1591 – 1674) Cutting hemp stalks, Naples, 1944
Road Through Hemp Fields, 1932
Hemp fields to the right and left of the new motorable road from Hinnen to Thai-lyung-then. China – before 1932 Three mandarin farmers from the area around Hinnen, China 1902
Government Grown, 1978
“Alice O’Leary-Randall inspects the cannabis plants grown at the University of Mississippi during her 1978 visit. On her left is Dr. Bob Willette of NIDA and on her right is Dr. Carlton Turner, former drug abuse advisor to President Ronald Read More …
Hallows Eve Hemp Charm of Love, 1865
“Hemp seed I sow, Hemp seed I grow, He (or she) that will my true love be, Come rake this hemp seed after me.” -Ancient folklore charm Hallows Eve Hemp Charm of Love On Hallows Eve, all those that Read More …
Reagan’s Drug War Comic, 1986
“I don’t know what hes on, but its a lot more powerful than that stuff from Latin America” People look up at the sky at Reagan flying off with a drug bag and behind him leaving a smoke trail. The Read More …