Looking For a Suspect, 1981
Police knock down door looking for suspect in a marijuana bust. San Francisco. August 7, 1981
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Confiscated Marijuana, 1937
‘Marijuana confiscated by law enforcement official’, 1937
Sniff Out Demonstration, 1971
“A police dog being used to ‘sniff out’ cannabis in a demonstration.” from the book ‘Drug Exposure; The SA Scene’ by Dr. AD Bensusan, 1971
Custom Transport, 1969
U.S. Customs agents transport a car filled with seized marijuana during ‘Operation Intercept’. San Diego, California 1969 U.S. Customs agents unload seized marijuana in a storage vault during ‘Operation Intercept’, San Diego, California 1969 ‘cache of confiscated marijuana is removed Read More …
The Biddeford Dozen, 1982
City Hall in Downtown Biddeford, Maine The Biddeford Dozen On a brisk April Fools morning in 1982, locals in the picturesque town of Biddeford, Maine woke up to a stoner mystery that has been left unsolved to this day! The Read More …
Reagan’s Symbolic Raid, 1966
Newly elected California Governor Ronald Reagan ordered a symbolic raid on the ‘Psychedelic Shop’ on Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco to make good on his campaign promise to crack down on the ‘hippie movement’. Hoping to find drugs none were found Read More …
Anti-Drug Screening, 1951
Film depicting the downfall of a high school reefer smoker shown during a anti-drug crusade screening. 1951
Illegal Cache of Marijuana, 1937
‘Four women with an illegal cache of marijuana’, Minnesota 1937
Everybody Runs, 1977
‘Everybody runs as big drug bust goes down’ in the 500 block of Haight Street in San Francisco, California November 4, 1977
Raiding Humboldt, 1972
Raiding Humboldt A botched narcotics raid on a cloudy Humboldt afternoon in 1972 would forever escalate the war on drugs. Dirk Dickenson and his girlfriend Judy Arnold enjoyed their off grid homesteaded on Pratt mountain in Humboldt County, California. Their Read More …