The Charming Smoke Room, 1690
‘La Charmante Tabagie’ (The Charming Smoke Room), engraving by Nicolas Armoult from ‘Recueil de modes : Tome 3 : quatre-vingt-dix-huit planches’ 1690
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Coast of Hash, 1977
Two dutch police officers pose with bales of hash washed ashore on the Zeeland coast, July 1977 The Coast of Hash ‘In July 1977 thousands of kilo’s of hashish mysteriously washed up on the beaches of Walcheren in the Read More …
Captured Peyote & Marijuana, 1967
‘Chief of Police, James Orr, pictured with captured peyote and marijuana’. Fairfax, California June 9, 1967
Adam Tilling the Ground & Eve Spinning, 14th Century
‘Adam Tilling the Ground and Eve Spinning’ stained glass panel dating to the 14th Century, originally displayed in the Marienkirche (St. Mary’s) church in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. Following WW2 the panel was seized from Potsdam by the Soviet Military Administration Read More …
Drug Exhibit, 1971
‘Joe Johnson points out a specimen of manicured marijuana in a drug exhibit as Mrs. Elizabeth Harkey (wife of former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives B.E. “Bill” Harkey) examines the display at his direction.’ – taken from the Read More …
Enjoying a Joint, 1960’s
‘Two young ladies enjoying a joint in a crowd’, unknown location, late 60’s
Teach the Children, 1926
cover Ivan Novikov – Konopel-Konopelka ‘Hemp – Cannabis’ (New Children’s Library, poems for children) 1926 Teach the Children Not too long after the end of World War 1, Russian Ivan Novikov released his new children’s book of poems. The Russian Read More …
Old Man Farmer, 1870s
‘Old man, farmer’, hand tinted photograph by Felice Beato in Korea between 1871-1877
Woman Eating Hemp, 18th Century
‘La Corderie: Femme Mangeant du Chanvre’ (The Ropeworks: Woman Eating Hemp), by Jean Baptiste Huët (1745-1811) oil on canvas Watercolor with pen and ink “O, she’s warm! If this be magic, let it Read More …
Dusted Grow, 1993
‘500 marijuana plants were seized in the basement of an empty warehouse on 3rd Street. SFPD Crime Lab Investigator Bob Fitzer dusted the indoor grow lights for finger prints just before the SFPD and members of the DEA began to Read More …