NYPD Narcotics Video, 1948
1948 NYPD Narcotics arrest, news video. Five men and one woman were busted in a 1948 NYPD raid. 1948 NEW YORK CITY MARIJUANA BUST Busted: Five men and one woman were busted in a 1948 NYPD raid; here, two Read More …
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The Spice Store, 1950’s
Man smoking hookah in shop with boy, Agra, India 1950’s
The Almost Slave Hemp Rebellion of 1789
“It was an insurrection of the negroes, who were that night to have set fire to the large and beautiful town of St. Pierre… The combustibles were laid were laid in upwards of 100 houses (consisting of hemp dipt in Read More …
Boy helping with Ganja Harvest, 1973
Boy helping with the ganja harvest in Nepal, November 1973 (All dealers’ licenses for cannabis sales in Nepal were revoked on July 16, 1973)
EXPOSING THE MARIJUANA DRUG EVIL IN SWING BANDS!, 1938
“The “tea” might as easily madden you to a homicidal frenzy, like that of the Filipino who runs amuck; it might make you a philosopher, a rapist or a thief. But, unlike any other narcotic, it has no legitimate use; Read More …
Burros carrying bales of Cannabis, 1933
Burros carrying bales of Cannabis on street in Ríonegro, Colombia. 1933
Dance of the Hemp Dragon
舞麻龙 “hemp Dragon Dance”, Sichuan Province, China Dance of the Hemp Dragon Ancient Chinese hemp harvest festival’s created a magical day of celebration. This celebration would birth a magical creature… The Hemp Dragon… For the Qiang people living Read More …
Spontaneous Growth of Bhang, 1894
“A Group of plants in the spontaneous growth of bhang at Amritsar” April 23, 1894 (Photo from the British ‘Report of the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, 1894-1895’) Plate 38
Manali Shit, 1970
‘Manali Shit’ temple balls at ‘Anjuna flea market’ for about 40 cents – Goa, India early 1970’s
Hemp Hop, 5th Century
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius geisha/Maiko performing with Tsuzumi drum. Japan between 1914 and 1918. Hemp Hop A couple puffs and one is at harmony with nature. In Read More …