Mechanix get High, 1949
“Now a third smoke … a fourth. This time my hands feel huge, my feet miles away. I’m afraid to step out of the chair. A small downward step is like a deep plunge into a dark abyss. That’s the Read More …
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The Marihuana Story, 1950
The Marihuana Story, movie poster from 1950 (Spain / Argentina)
Grow Yer Own Stone, 1974
Grow Yer Own Stone – Alexander Sumach, 1974 book cover Grow Yer Own Stone Canada was much like the U.S. during the 70’s with high penalties for small cannabis infractions. In 1974 Author Alexander Sumach published a book proposing a Read More …
America’s First Cannabis Cup, 1790
“He who can make two ears of corn grow where only one grew before, ranks as a benefactor to society before all the heroes that ever existed” -Jonathan Swift Medal of the Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture, Read More …
Pantless Nixon Smokeout, 1974
‘Man in Richard Nixon mask smokes a joint after taking his pants off’. -Marijuana Smoke-In and March from Central Park to Washington Square. May 30, 1974 And then you realize… “Wait, why did he take off his pants?”
Rope of Hemp around the Neck of Liberty, 1859
“it is better that this union be a rope of sand around those who are willing to stay together, than a rope of hemp around the neck of Liberty” -Carl Schurz Interesting speech by Carl Schurz leading up to Read More …
UMISS Garden for Higher Learning, 1968
“Most of the illicit material in the 1960s came from Mexico. So, in collaboration with the D.E.A. And the Mexican government, we acquired those seeds. Later, we acquired others from Colombia, Thailand, Jamaica, India, Pakistan and places in the Middle Read More …
Johnny, Fill up the Bowl!, 1863
Tintype portrait of a group of Union officers of the the 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment smoking pipes and cigars and drinking wine during the Civil War. Johnny, Fill Up the Bowl! The same year when the all time classic Read More …
Marijuana is Wholesome, 1960’s
“Marijuana is Wholesome” Pro-cannabis protestors in the 1960s
The Bushman’s Bong, 1898
Maasai tribesman, Tanzania The Bushman’s Bong Another early example of the ‘Earth Pipe’ or ground bong of Africa. This one from a Hawaii traveler telling stories on a layover in 1898 with jokes! Evening bulletin, Hawaiian newspaper, July Read More …