Kentland Hemp Pickers, 1969

‘The jail cell here is crowded with hippies arrested for attempting to harvest the area’s wild marijuana crop which grows in ditches and pastures. Police have arrested 24 long haired types from all over the country on charges of possessing Read More …

Police Blow, 1990

‘National protest day for the preservation of the Dutch soft drugs policy. Dealers share free pre-finished marijuana blows on the Dam.’  Amsterdam  January 20, 1990        

Devil’s Harvest, 1942

‘Devil’s Harvest’, movie  1942     ‘A Vicious Racket With It’s sic Arms Around Your Children! A fifth column sowing destruction in the youth of America. The truth about MARIJUANA the smoke of Hell!’       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNEKIL4TOvA  

Pigs Can’t Spin, pre1910

‘Spinners of the Distaff’ (Les Fileuses de Quenouilles), postcard showing women spinning hemp with pigs.  Tarn, France   pre1910  

Marihuana May Not Be Grown In This City, 1917

Marihuana May Not Be Grown In This City   ‘No more may the festive “marihuana” be grown in the city of Phoenix. Not that it is known to have ever been propagated here to any considerable extent. Nor may it Read More …

Shocks in a Field, undated

‘Cut hemp stalks gathered in shocks in a field’  Brandon, Wisconsin undated    

A Group of Danish Artists in Rome, 1837

‘A group of Danish artists in Rome’ by Constantin Hansen 1837      

Turkish Women Relax, 1870

‘Turkish Women’ relax while smoking a waterpipe in studio by Pascal Sebah & Polycarpe Joaillier.  Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey 1870’s  

Rolling with the Circus

‘m. dario artiste sans bras, cirque veuve ricono’ postcard 1890’s Rolling with the Circus No other act in history has embodied the spirit of the old circus saying ‘The show must go on’ more then one small man with no Read More …