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 …

Easter in Full Swing

“So high, the highest Hemp” -‘Big Hemp’ Slavic Easter song   Family around the swing, 1890’s     Easter in Full Swing Across the world families wake Easter morning to hunt for eggs with a huge meal to follow, sliding Read More …

Hopping for Change, 1967

Joint Factory’, John ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins rolling Marijuana Joints ready for a Party, London, ca. 1964 Hopping for Change In 1967 photographer, club owner and co-founder of the Newspaper ‘the International Times’ John ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins was arrested for marijuana possession in Read More …

Holy Cannabis, 1503

“Non Mudera” translated ‘I won’t change’ -Anne of Brittany Anna di Bretagna (dettaglio) by Jean Bourdichon Holy Cannabis In 1503 a special holy book was commissioned by the only woman to be Queen of France, Twice, Queen Anne of Brittany. Read More …

To Farm Insanity Plant, 1909

To Farm Insanity Plant Deadliest Vegetable Known to be introduced into Texas. “The deadly marihuana plant is to be introduced into Texas from Mexico by special permission of the state agricultural department. Ernest Love, who conducts an agricultural experimental station Read More …

Afghan War Charas, 1984

This is translated from a interview of a Russian special forces officer named Sergei Dubko (Intelligence, 56 DSB, Logar Province) talking about the War against Afghanistan. He was stationed inside Afghanistan between 1984-1985. In the discussion he was talking about Read More …

Hemp’s Sole One, 1586

“I believe I can see you in my dreams. Come to me secretly… There is no limit to what I want to say” – Eung-Tae’s wife’s burial letter to him in 1586     Relocated grave/memorial for Eung-Tae Lee and Read More …

The Immortal Cannabis Goddess

Immortal Magu, Qing Dynasty (18th century) ink and watercolor on silk     Magu: The Immortal Cannabis Goddess In Chinese mythology, a immortal Taoist xian is the protector of women, the Goddess of longevity and is able to brew the Read More …

A British Surgeon puts Ganjah on the Medical Map, 1813

Untitled watercolor by Anon, 1820. Captioned – A European, probably Sir David Ochterlony (1758-1825), in Indian dress, smoking a hookah and watching a nautch in his house at Delhi.   A British Surgeon puts Ganjah on the Medical Map In Read More …

America’s Canine Cosmonaut, 1907

“A dog weighing 25 pounds received an injection of two ounces of an active U.S.P. Fluid extract in the jugular vein with the expectation that it would certainly be sufficient to produce death…” -A 1907 study ‘A Pharmacological study of Read More …