Predecessor to the Narcotics Squad’s and DEA, 1877

Chinatown Squad of the San Francisco Police Department posing with sledge hammers and axes in front of August Pistolesi’s grocery store at 752 Washington Street – 1895   Predecessor to the Narcotics Squad’s and DEA In this 100+ year Drug Read More …

“Pick-me-ups” for Tired Animals, 1892

“Sallie Gardner at Gallop” by Eadward Muybridge in 1878. Consists of 24 photographs in a fast-motion series “Pick-me-ups” for tired animals In 1892 comes this little gem of an article describing how tired animals are energized with cannabis.  Interesting they Read More …

The Question, 1912

This public question from 1912 makes me smile…  But the answer…   “Are there any specimens of Indian hemp (cannabis indica), the common hemp, from which hasheesh is obtained, growing in the San Francisco parks? Was it ever grown there?” Read More …

Local Hashish Eaters, 1895

“There are but few peole in this State who know that “hashish” the opium of Arabia, is raised, prepared, smoked and eaten in California”   Local Hashish Eaters In this early 1895 article from San Francisco, we find evidence of Read More …

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