Gathering the Ganja Crop, 1894
“Gathering the Ganja Crop”, Naogaon, India – February 16, 1894 – (Photo from the British ‘Report of the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, 1894-1895’) plate 110
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Actuel Furry Freak Brothers, 1972
‘La Drogue’ cover of the French Magazine ‘Actuel’, May 1972
Sunshine, Food and Medicine for the Soul
“Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.” -Luther Burbank Photo by Jindřich Štreit
The Swallow and the Other Birds, 6th Century B.C.
Swallow – Salvador Dali, 1957 The Swallow and the Other Birds It happened that a Countryman was sowing some hemp seeds in a field where a Swallow and some other birds were hopping about picking up their food. “Beware of Read More …
Weighing Charas, 1969
‘Weighing Charas’ – Kasjmir, India 1969
Himalayan Backpack
‘Young girl with cannabis on her back’, possibly making charas as she walks. Himalayas, India
420 Brush Strokes in the Art of War, 1915
“Carnival of 1915” ‘Danza Macabra Europea’ – WW1 Propaganda lithographs by Alberto Martini, 1915 420 Brush Strokes in the Art of War While looking through the stunning work of Alberto Martini’s ‘Danza Macabra Europea’, WW1 series of propaganda lithographs, Read More …
La Canapa, 1950
La Canapa / The Hemp Stamp 1950 – 65 Lira Italian postage stamp titled ‘La Canapa’ or ‘the hemp’ with the region of Emilia-Romagna highlighted. Image depicts young lady during the Harvesting of Hemp. quote from the 1914 USDA Report Read More …
Don’t get your Panties in a Bunch, 1951
Sheriff’s Secretarty Sonia Simone and Lieutenant Ray Huber posing with evidence including marijuana stuffed womens nylons. Los Angeles, California Marijuana raid, October 31, 1951
Our Home Hasheesh Crop, 1926
Hemp plant workers, Mapleton, Minnesota 1943 Our Home Hasheesh Crop The hemp plant, the source of the drug hasheesh, is one of the commonest weeds of the country; but there is little danger that it will seriously promote the drug Read More …