Confiscated Marijuana, 1953
“200 Lbs” of marijuana Confiscated before being Burned. Ypsilanti, Michigan 1953
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“200 Lbs” of marijuana Confiscated before being Burned. Ypsilanti, Michigan 1953
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 …
“After the Stage, a Pipe of Kif”, Saharan Desert, 1890-1905
‘Harachandi Sahi Ganja & Bhang Shop’ in Puri, Orissa, India, 1969
An unidentified chemist holds a container of marijuana plants found by police in an apartment in Northwest Washington D.C. in 1973.
‘Man with water pipe’, Iran 1880-1890. Photo by Antoin Sevruguin
“Narcotics ring broken…$30,000 worth taken”, A.V. Beckner poses pouring out loot. Los Angels, California. March 11, 1952
“A dog weighing 25 pounds received an injection of two ounces of an active U.S.P. Fluid extract in the jugular vein with the expectation that it would certainly be sufficient to produce death…” -A 1907 study ‘A Pharmacological study of Read More …
‘The Hemp: The Canvas, the ropes, Hempseed oil’, Chocolate bar trading card (1 of 84 in this botanical series) by ‘Chocolat Guerin-Boutron’ in Paris from the 1890’s “Le chanvre: La toile, les cordes, huile de chènevis”
Marijuana cookies and “Kosmic Kisses” seized in narcotics raid on Sanchez Street in San Francisco. These three jars a marijuana confections apparently intended to give ‘orgasmic delight’ over the holidays, were confiscated by police. The “kisses” and cookies carried a Read More …