Haschisch Jugend, 1901

‘Haschisch’ by Alfred Zimmermann, printed in Jugend magazine.  Germany 1901      

As the Old Sing, so Pipe the Young, 1664

‘As the Old Sing, so Pipe the Young’ by Jan Steen in 1664 The painting is used as a proverb by the artist portraying the message that ‘children copy adults’.  Artist Jan Steen decided to use his actual family in Read More …

Early Reminiscences of the Hemp Giantesses, 1864

Early Reminiscences of the Hemp Giantesses   “In driving through a part of Bohemia from Vienna to Dresden we had occasionally long stages, and in the twilight often saw, what at the time amazed and not a little startled me, Read More …

Tikapur Artwork Smoke Sesh, 1950

Picasso like Figures, Bordered by Sacred Serpents, Adorn a Tharu Mud Wall in Tikapur These shy people, who ran at first sight of the photographer, invited him into their home after he let them look through his camera’s view finder. Read More …

The Weed Card, 1910

‘Fredric Weed’, 2nd baseman for the Spokane Team (Pacific Coast League), 1910 Obak tobacco baseball card  

Playing Knucklebones, 1898

‘Playing Knucklebones’, painting by Paul Alexander Alfred Leroy  1898        

Sicily’s Cannabis Cathedral, 1174

“You have not brought any kaneh for me, or lavished on me the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins and wearied me with your offenses.” – Isaiah 43:23-24, God scolding the Israelite’s for not Read More …

The Effect of Hashish, 1875

‘L’effetto dell’hashish’ (The Effect of Hashish) by Pasquale Liotta  1875  

What Comes From Hemp, 1873

Wat er van hennep komt by J. Vlieger (from Amsterdam) in 1873     What Comes From Hemp A cute little booklet published in 1873 by a dutch author targeted just one subject…  Hemp!   The title for the book would Read More …