Joint on Telegraph Avenue, 1969
‘Smoking a Joint on Berkeley’s Telegraph Avenue’ by Joe Samberg. Berkeley, California 1969
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‘Smoking a Joint on Berkeley’s Telegraph Avenue’ by Joe Samberg. Berkeley, California 1969
Narcotics meeting with Chief of Police: “Council members (young Mexican Americans), planning fight on narcotics (marihuana), to be launched at conference.” They all look at a framed ‘assassins of youth’ propaganda flyer. Los Angeles, California – August 26, 1951 L. Read More …
Ojai Pergola on the left, California Ojai Hippie Riots In the small picturesque town or Ojai, California, the Summer of Love almost turned into the Summer of Riots… The hippies had begun to flock to Ojai after a couple Read More …
Fragrant Flower Shop “FLOWERS AND DOPE: Figuring prominently in yesterday’s major dope arrests was the Fragrant Flower Shop, at 729 Washington-st, San Francisco… The shop was a ‘front’ for dope dealings.” April 5, 1954
“Hemp at Timpken Ranch still growing” Imperial County, California 1920
“Patrolman Carl Klutz with alleged marijuana plant seized on Carolina Street in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill district. Two people were arrested, including one suspect armed with a rifle. Three kilos in all were seized. The two were booked on charges Read More …
“Close up of marijuana seized in an drug bust” San Francisco, California June 28, 1963
‘Narcotics bust’: Officer Douglas Ingram posing with plants and rolled marijuana. Van Nuys, California November 20,1952
“Marijuana farm in San Francisco. Two warehouse marijuana farms were busted by San Francisco undercover police on Bancroft Street and Napoleon Street. This was the main growing room where plants had already been pulled and a police officer was examining Read More …
“Narcotics ring broken…$30,000 worth taken”, A.V. Beckner poses pouring out loot. Los Angels, California. March 11, 1952