Ox Cart Smoke Thru, 1908
‘A poor cripple’s ox-cart’, stereograph by Stereo Travel Co. In Calcutta, India 1908
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Waterpipe Craftsman, 1944
‘Craftsman works on water pipe’ near Nakhoda Mosque, Kolkata, India 1944
Little Prince, 19th Century
‘Little Prince Posing with a Hookah’, India – Date Unknown (pre1900)
Kathmandu Portrait, 1971
‘Portrait of a hippie surrounded by marijuana plants’ in Kathmandu, Nepal 1971
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 …
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 …
Hash Dealer, 1980
Hash Dealer, Pakistan 1980
World War on Weed, 1961
“Governments of opium-producing Parties are required to “purchase and take physical possession of such crops as soon as possible” after harvest to prevent diversion into the illicit market.” -from the The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs in 1961 Opium meditations Read More …
Gaddi Hookah, 1980
Gaddi village man smoking hookah, near Dharamsala, India 1980
Gathering the Ganja Crop, 1894
“Gathering the Ganja Crop”, Naogaon, India – February 16, 1894 – (Photo from the British ‘Report of the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, 1894-1895’) plate 110