What Comes From Hemp, 1873

Wat er van hennep komt by J. Vlieger (from Amsterdam) in 1873     What Comes From Hemp A cute little booklet published in 1873 by a dutch author targeted just one subject…  Hemp!   The title for the book would Read More …

Sniffing Nike, 1994

‘Nike’, 1994 U.S. Customs Service/ Treasury Department issued Drug Sniffing Dogs trading card  

Demon Rum, 1919

‘Demon Rum Leads To Heroin “And the last state of that man is worst than the first”‘ – Editorial cartoon showing ‘Uncle Sam’ bothered by Demon Rum and the various monsters of drug addition which follow him (laudanum, opium, cocaine, Read More …

Fakirs Preparing Bhang and Ganja, 1750

‘Miniature Painting of Fakirs Preparing and Partaking in Bhang and Ganja’.   India c.1750  

Hemp Workers, 1860

‘Hemp workers’ engraving created by Lallemand and Levy, published in the ‘L’Illustration, journal universel’, Paris, France 1860  

La Grande Odalisque, 1814

‘La Grande Odalisque’ by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1814         Chibouk pipe and incense box detail

The Pied Piper of Peril, 1949

“The Pied Piper of Peril!”,  Detective Comics #143 – 1949    

Kenka Kiseru, 1770

‘Dai nijūichi zu’ woodcut by Harunobu Suzuki in 1770 The print shows a woman using a ‘kenka kiseru’ or fighting pipe to beat a man who has been spying on her.  The Japanese long pipes were often reinforced for use Read More …

The Devil’s Weed, 1949

‘The Devil’s Weed’ movie poster.  The movie originally titled ‘Wild Weed’ was made to capitalize on Lila Leeds 1948 marijuana arrest with Robert Mitchum and was released with many names including ‘She Shoulda Said No!‘.   1949      

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