Actuel Furry Freak Brothers, 1972
‘La Drogue’ cover of the French Magazine ‘Actuel’, May 1972
Tag: prohibition
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
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 …
High Tea, Iran
‘Two men smoking hookah’ in Eşfahān province, Iran Between 1934 and 1969
Poppies of Oz, 1900
The Scarecrow and Tin Woodman carry a sleeping Dorothy and Toto out from the field of Deadly poppies. By W. W. Denslow circa 1900 “All across the meadows, many poppies blossomed, and that were so hypnotic and brilliant Read More …