Drug Exhibit, 1971

‘Joe Johnson points out a specimen of manicured marijuana in a drug exhibit as Mrs. Elizabeth Harkey (wife of former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives B.E. “Bill” Harkey) examines the display at his direction.’ – taken from the Read More …

Enjoying a Joint, 1960’s

‘Two young ladies enjoying a joint in a crowd’,  unknown location, late 60’s          

Teach the Children, 1926

cover Ivan Novikov – Konopel-Konopelka ‘Hemp – Cannabis’ (New Children’s Library, poems for children) 1926 Teach the Children Not too long after the end of World War 1, Russian Ivan Novikov released his new children’s book of poems. The Russian Read More …

Woman Eating Hemp, 18th Century

‘La Corderie: Femme Mangeant du Chanvre’ (The Ropeworks: Woman Eating Hemp),  by Jean Baptiste Huët (1745-1811)     oil on canvas     Watercolor with pen and ink       “O, she’s warm! If this be magic, let it Read More …

Dusted Grow, 1993

‘500 marijuana plants were seized in the basement of an empty warehouse on 3rd Street. SFPD Crime Lab Investigator Bob Fitzer dusted the indoor grow lights for finger prints just before the SFPD and members of the DEA began to Read More …

Water Pipe Yak, 1775

Base for a Water Pipe (huqqa) made from a Yak’s Horn with decorative iron & brass mounts.    Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan (modern day Pakistan) made between 1775-1800    

After the Plow, 1920’s

After the plow, the farmer took a break for a pipe.  ‘Farm animals in North China’ photographed by  J.C. Carter published in ‘Familiar Chinese Faces’.  Northern China early 1920’s    

Women Breaking Hemp, 1893

‘Women Breaking Hemp’ photographed by Félix Arnaudin, print from a gelatin silver bromide negative.  Commensacq, France 1893  

Rockies 30 Pound Colombian, 1980

’30 pounds of what police believe to be ‘Colombian’ marijuana displayed by Rockie J. Yardley an officer in the technical investigation division.’ Edmond, Oklahoma August 13, 1980      

The Chibouk Smoker, 19th Century

‘Le Fumeur De Chibouk’ (The Chibouk Smoker) by Alexandre Gabriel Decamps, dated between 1820-1860