Hemp Chocolate Card, 1890’s
‘The Hemp: The Canvas, the ropes, Hempseed oil’, Chocolate bar trading card (1 of 84 in this botanical series) by ‘Chocolat Guerin-Boutron’ in Paris from the 1890’s “Le chanvre: La toile, les cordes, huile de chènevis”
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Kosmic Kisses, 1974
Marijuana cookies and “Kosmic Kisses” seized in narcotics raid on Sanchez Street in San Francisco. These three jars a marijuana confections apparently intended to give ‘orgasmic delight’ over the holidays, were confiscated by police. The “kisses” and cookies carried a Read More …
Persian Smoke Break, 1890’s
Two Persian girls smoking a hookah by Antoin Sevruguin in Iran, 1890’s
Hotel Eden Menu, 1971
Food menu for the hotel Eden restaurant in Katmandu, Nepal from 1971 from the December 1971 National Police Gazette 70’s poster for the Eden Hashish Centre Kathmandu, Nepal
Oregon Narcissus, 1850
Miner Toi Kee displays narcissus grown for the Chinese New Year celebration holding a water pipe and incense in Jacksonville, Oregon 1850’s “A genus that is very complex and burdened with numerous uncertainties” — Schultes & Schultes description of Read More …
RIP Kees Hoekert
RIP Kees Hoekert… On New Year’s Day 2017 a giant has gone. Kees Hoekert, founder of the Lowlands Weed Company, was a completely unique figure who deserves his nickname ‘Grandfather of the Dutch Nederweed’. He died at the age of Read More …
Musical Nautch, 1870’s
‘Group of Nautch Girls with Musicians’ Kashmir, India 1870’s
I Think I’m Learning Chinese, I Really Think So…
I think I’m learning Chinese, I think I’m learning Chinese, I really think so… Today we are not only going to learn a Chinese symbol but actually understand it! Better yet its the symbol for Hemp… Although the symbol has Read More …
Smoking Contest, 1959
‘Smoking Contest’ held at Yale University in 1959 Honorable mention to the guy who showed up with the homemade jug hookah!
Honoring Fresh Green, 1932
Japanese custom on New Year’s Eve, monks in traditional costumes count the last seconds of the old year with an hourglass and welcome the new year by honoring fresh green leaves on a bush. Japan, 1932