Hemp couple, 1913
Female and male examples from the United States Department of Agriculture Yearbook, 1913 Pistillate/female (left) and staminate/male (right) hemp plants (Dewey, 1913)
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Pot is fun, 1968
“Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” -Allen Ginsberg Poet Allen Ginsberg leads a group of demonstrators outside the Women’s House of Detention on Greenwich Avenue in Greenwich Village, demanding the release of prisoners arrested for use or Read More …
Taste the Hashish, 1778
“When you return to this mundane sphere from your visionary world, you would seem to leave a Neapolitan spring for a Lapland winter – to quit paradise for earth – heaven for hell! Taste the hashish, guest of mine – Read More …
Acapulco Gold, 1973
The making of Acapulco Gold… The movie… Acapulco Gold (1973) Ann Arbor Sun, Nov. 15-22, 1974
Wild Weed, 1949
Poster for Sam Newfield’s 1949 movie ‘Wild Weed’ renamed ‘She Shoulda Said No!’ . The movie was made after the arrest of Lila Leeds and Robert Mitchum on a charge of marijuana conspiracy after being caught smoking joints in Lila Read More …
Come get me bitch, 1987
“As far as I can tell, a massive electric shock. He must have died instantly.” -Dr Who the first seconds after the unsolved Max Headroom Incident, hacking WTTW November 22nd, 1987 Max Headroom “a giant masterpiece for all Read More …
Mariguana growing in secret enclosure, 1905
The San Francisco call, September 02, 1905 Titled: Officers Raid Den Very early example of cannabis being cultivated primarily as a drug plant on America’s west coast… This story takes place before the poison act took affect in California Read More …
The portable vaporizer, 1882
Wilson’s Vaporizing Inhaler- advertisement from 1882
Reclining Persian woman with hookah, Iran 1901
Portrait of a reclining woman with hookah and Persian mirror, Iran, 1901 photo by Antoin Sevruguin
Ten Little Indians anti drug PSA, 1972
anti-drug PSA, 1972 titled: “Ten Little Indians” In the 70’s and 80’s American TV would forever change with the anti drug PSA! “4 little indians on lsd, 1 freaked out then there were 3” “Ten Little Indians” anti-drug PSA, Read More …