Weighing Charas, 1969
‘Weighing Charas’ – Kasjmir, India 1969
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Himalayan Backpack
‘Young girl with cannabis on her back’, possibly making charas as she walks. Himalayas, India
Malana Charas
Woman making charas, “lady in the foreground is carrying cut cannabis plants and -not to waste time- is extracting cannabis resin, while walking.” Malana, India
Many Ways in Which the Potent Drug is Smuggled, 1904
Many Ways in Which the Potent Drug is Smuggled “An Egyptian smoker of hasheesh is even a more helpless slave then the Chinese opium fiend. He knows that in the end he will become a madman, yet he rushes toward Read More …
Testing Hashish, 1970
“Testing Hashish in Kathmandu Shop” Nepal, March 1970
America’s Truth Serum, 1943
“It was fun, fun, fun. Where else could a red-blooded American lie, kill, cheat, and rape with the sanction of the all-highest?” – Col. George Hunter White George Hunter White in 1955 America’s Truth Serum May 27, 1943 was another Read More …
Charas Officer, 1929
Why post this guys picture you ask? In 1929 this guy had an amazing job even by today’s standards. His Job title? “Charas-Officer”, Quality control if you will, for the charas (hashish) imported to India from Badakhshan and Kashmir. Growing Read More …