Kiwi Seedlings, 1970

‘Marijuana seedlings, part of a planting being investigated by Wellington drug squad detectives.’ Porirua, New Zealand November 4, 1970    

Log Cabin Hemp Brake, 1900

‘Older man in a felt hat operating a hemp brake. He is standing in front of a log cabin, with a tall split-rail fence in the background.’  Mercer County, Kentucky 1900-1904    

Selection of Hemp for Seed, preWW2

‘Selection of hemp for seed’ (Selezione canaponi per semi).   Bentivoglio, Italy   pre WW2 (1930/40’s)  

Digging Cozine Avenue, 1951

Inspector Frank Creta watches as the ‘White Wing Squad’ digs up marijuana plants from an empty lot on Cozine Avenue.   Brooklyn, New York 1951    

Old Spinner, 1900’s

‘Old Spinner’ (vieille fileuse) postcard.  Bourbonnais, France  early 1900’s            

Tall Weeds, 1972

‘Tall weeds thought to be marijuana examined by Vice Detectives at police headquarters’,  Oklahoma  July 15, 1972      

Hemp Trading Card, 1900

Hemp trading card made by the French chocolate company ‘Chocolat Poulain’ from their series entitled Useful Plants (Les plantes utiles),  France 1900     Industrial Useful Plants Hemp Plant of the family Ulmaceae, which is believed to be native to Read More …

Mississippi Stem Rub, 1970’s

Research associate and later director Carlton Turner (former Drug Czar under Ronald Reagan) examining cannabis grown at the University of Mississippi’s Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Medical Gardens, Mississippi  late 1970’s    

La Culture De Chanvre, early 20th century

‘The Cultivation of hemp’ (La Culture De Chanvre), photographed by F. Chapeau in  Behuard, France  photographed sometime between 1911-1955, postcard published late 50’s If you look real close you can just make out who I’m guessing to be his wife Read More …

Working in a Hemp Field, 1905

‘Working in a Hemp Field’, men work to harvest a hemp field utilizing a hemp braking machine.  Kentucky 1905