Bicycle Ride, 1943

“One often asks oneself what roles planning and chance play in the realization of the most important events in our lives” – Albert Hofmann in a 1996 Worlds of Consciousness Conference speech in Heidelberg, Germany Man smoking pipe with bicycle, Read More …

Raid in Mauritius, 1970’s

Special Mobile Force (SMF Police) posing with Cannabis Plants before destroying them in a bonfire in front of their Barracks at Vacoas, Port Louis, Mauritius (a little island off Madagascar’s coast) – 1970’s    

Nocturnal Vegetable Market, 1874

‘Nächtlicher Gemüsemarkt’ (Nocturnal Vegetable Market) by Johann Mengels Culverhouse, 1874  

Ojai Hippie Riots, 1967

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 …

Moorish Court Reception, 1910

‘Moorish Court Reception’, Ladies smoking & drinking tea, Algiers, Africa 1910      

Sun, Soil, Seeds & Soul, 1979

Sun, Soil, Seeds & Soul This is a article that was published in Blotter Magazine issue #4 in 1979 titled ‘Sun, Soil, Seeds & Soul’.  An amazingly insightful article for its time, the otherwise anonymous author simply signed the story Read More …

Natives Smoking Hashish, early 1900’s

“Natives Smoking Hashish” from horn water pipe, Mozambique, Gaza, Africa. Postcard dating to the early 1900’s    

La Canebière, France

La Canebière, France   “‘La Canebière’ is the historic high street in the old quarter of Marseille, France. About a kilometer long, it runs from the Old Port of Marseille to the Réformés quarter. The name ‘Canebière’ (‘Canabiera’ in Provençal Read More …

The French Hashish Doodle, 1971

‘A group of French hippie travelers smoke hash in their hotel room’ in Kabul, Afghanistan, 1971 Closeup of the cannabis plant drawing on the wall to the left in the photo.

A Pleasured Smoke, 1769

‘Courtesan Blowing Smoke in Man’s Face’ by Suzuki Harunobu.  Shunga (Japanese erotic art) woodblock print, Edo period 1769–70