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 Education of the Chieftain’s Daughter, 16th Century

Erotic sculptures on wall of Chinniyan tank 16th-17th centuries by local chieftain near Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India The Education of the Chieftain’s Daughter In the late 16th Century a Chieftain in India who ruled over the area known as Chinniyan Read More …

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 …

Musical Marijuana, 1865

  Gypsy Musicians perform in the Russian Empire, 1865   Musical Marijuana From humanities earliest musical notes, the fans who followed the sound have shared in a ancient musical tradition handed down for centuries: smoking cannabis! Smoking hashish from a Read More …

Grading Ganja, 1893

Gathering the Ganja Crop, Naogaon, India – February 16, 1894   Grading Ganja In 1893 the British undertook an extensive study in India to look at all things Indian Hemp.   The study looked at all aspects of the plant using Read More …

Like Acid Raindrops, 1970

A man wearing a hat, shorts, and fringed vest, with a pipe strung onto hit belt loop, dances among a crowd of other audience members at the Sound Storm music festival Poynette, Wisconsin 1970 Like Acid Raindrops There had been Read More …

Hemp in the Fast Lane, 1954

Bob Sorrell sitting in his unfinished Sorrell Custom Roadster Hemp in the Fast Lane Bob Sorrell turned the automotive world upside down in 1953 by unveiling his special new SR-100 sports car to a stunned crowd.  It wasn’t under the Read More …

Victorian’s High Fashion, 1864

Victorian’s High Fashion At the height of Victorian fashion one designer took the uptight proper style a bit higher…   Godey’s Lady’s Book, April 1864     The prim and proper Victorian style dominated women fashion for much of the Read More …

Uncle Sam’s Poison Farm, 1904

Read my full published article on Marijuana.com now!   View of the Arlington Experimental Farm, on the southern bank of the Potomac River, October 1907 Uncle Sam’s Poison Farm At Arlington Farms in Washington D.C the United States not only Read More …

Bridge Over Troubled Waters, 500 AD

Sarthe River Bridge in Saint Céneri le Gérei, France Bridge Over Troubled Waters For thousands of years a ancient stone bridge crossing the Sarthe river in northern France has hidden a secret to immortality…  Hemp! The picturesque French village of Saint Read More …