The Biddeford Dozen, 1982

City Hall in Downtown Biddeford, Maine The Biddeford Dozen On a brisk April Fools morning in 1982, locals in the picturesque town of Biddeford, Maine woke up to a stoner mystery that has been left unsolved to this day! The Read More …

If it Bleeds, It leads… Tigermelon x Dragonsblood f3 – Test run for Bodhi Seeds

If it Bleeds, It leads…   This was my journal for a test run for Bodhi Seeds of a pack of Tigermelon X Dragonsblood f3 a couple years ago.     Jumping right in to this line, lets see what Read More …

The Syrian Horse, 1851

Turkish figures smoking a pipe standing beside a horse’ sketch by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873)     The Syrian Horse In 1851, a western author traveling through the middle east witnessed a peculiar surgery performed on a horse.  While Read More …

Uncle Sam Breeds Hemp, 1901

Japanese hemp grown in a field at the Agricultural experiment station, Lexington, Kentucky 1901 Uncle Sam Breeds Hemp In the dwindling days just before America’s cannabis prohibition, Uncle Sam not only grew hemp but also sought to breed the worlds Read More …

Raiding Humboldt, 1972

Raiding Humboldt A botched narcotics raid on a cloudy Humboldt afternoon in 1972 would forever escalate the war on drugs. Dirk Dickenson and his girlfriend Judy Arnold enjoyed their off grid homesteaded on Pratt mountain in Humboldt County, California.  Their Read More …

The Hashish Smokers, 1887

The Hashish Smokers   In his pursuit to capture the light, Italian painter Gaetano Previati (1852-1920) would turn to an unlikely source of knowledge to illuminate his canvas…  The Hashischins! Check out my new article on marijuana.com for the full Read More …

The Oregano Scam, 1981

D.C Police 1986 The Oregano Scam In 1981 the District of Columbia broke their own record, 86 citizens dead from overdoses due to heroin. To combat the growing opium problem in the city, police launched a all out offensive on Read More …

Bravo Hashish, 13th Century

By God, bravo, hashish! It stirs deep meanings. Do not pay attention to those who blame it. Refrain from the daughter of the vines And do not be stingy with it. Eat it dry always and live! By God, bravo, Read More …

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 …

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 …