Cannabis Woodblock Print, 1891
Hand colored woodblock print of Cannabis from ‘Senshu no Hana’ (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers) by Kono Bairei in 1891
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The Water Poet Gushes, 1620
“Here is Labor, Profit, Clothing, Pleasure, Food, Navigation: Divinity, Poetry, the liberal Arts, Arm’s, Virtues defense, Vices offense, a true mans protection, a Thief’s execution. Here is mirth and matter all beaten out of this small Seed.” -John Taylor, 1620 Read More …
Hemp Seed Soup for the Soul
Viejos comiendo sopa (Two Old Men Eating Soup), by Francisco Goya 1819-1823 Hemp Seed Soup for the Soul: A Christmas Eve Classic Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house All the creatures were stirring, especially the Read More …
Thanksgiving’s Peace Pipe, 1621
“when they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian.” – William Shakespeare writes In The Tempest (Shakespeare would most likely have saw Epenow when he was kidnapped Read More …
The American Dope Party, 1906
‘The American dope party’ “A lesson in practical patriotism taught by the Boston tea party.” Illustration shows many men dressed as Native Americans on board a ship labeled “The Good Ship Dope”, throwing cartons and boxes of adulterated and unhealthy Read More …
Godfather of the Hashischins, 1853
Godfather of the Hashischins Dr. Jacques-Joseph Moreau arrived back home to Paris in 1840 believing he had found the key to his research. Stashed deep in his baggage he carried this new tool into the madness of the mind: Hashish! Read More …
Burnt Offerings
“Say to them: These are the offerings by fire that you are to present to the LORD: As a regular burnt offering every day” — Numbers 28.3 Relief from Karnak Temple, Egypt Burnt Offerings In the bible a term used Read More …
The Spinner, 1889
“Gardeners instinctively know that flowers and plants are a continuum and that the wheel of garden history will always be coming full circle.” -Francis Cabot Lowell The Spinner by Vincent van Gogh, 1889
The Expectant Hand, 1909
Union Square at the Broadway Bowery by Artist Albertus Del Orient Browere painted it from memory in 1885 The Expectant Hand One of my favorite articles from yesteryear… This story takes place right in present day Union Read More …
Halloween’s Hemp Seed Sow, 1850
Some merry friendly country folks Together did convene, To burn their nits upon their stocks, An hold their Halloween. – Robert Burns, 1855 Tam O’Shanter and the Witches, illustration by John Faed to the poem of Robert Burns 1855 Read More …