Mouthful, 1971
Photograph from Jerry Rubin’s Cook County Prison Journal ‘We Are Everywhere’ – 1971
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It’s a Hot Summer, 1953
“Lay low, boys, Its a hot summer!”, ‘Heat Wave In St. Louis County’s Rat Alley’ from The St. Louis Post, 7-21-1953. (Included in the businesses ‘Marijuana Shoppe’)
Muiluk Hemp Market, 1932
“Hemp market with bundles of hemp fiber”, Kwangtung [Canton province], China, hemp market southwest of Muiluk (Wuchuan) – 1932 Original steroview
Gathering the Ganja Crop, 1894
“Gathering the Ganja Crop”, Naogaon, India – February 16, 1894 – (Photo from the British ‘Report of the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, 1894-1895’) plate 110
Actuel Furry Freak Brothers, 1972
‘La Drogue’ cover of the French Magazine ‘Actuel’, May 1972
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 …