Bernese Hemp, 1873
1873 engraving of a Bernese woman beating hemp Page from a Antique Book, 1873
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Turkish farmer, 1890
“The Foolish Man Seeks Happiness in the Distance, The Wise Man Grows it Under his Feet.” -Proverb Turkish farmer with hookah – Sebah and Joaillier 1890-1900
Humboldt Volunteer, 1978
“A volunteer sativa plant out in the meadow. Southern Humboldt County California, August, 1978.”
A Longitudinal Journey Through Chile, 1922
A Longitudinal Journey Through Chile The first ‘documented’ cultivation of hemp in the New World by the Europeans was in 1545 in the Quillota Valley, near the city of Santiago in Chile. It has been continuously grown ever since Read More …
Book of Odes, 500B.C.
“Hemp seed to sow, this is the course we take, the acres lengthwise and across we dress.” -Confucius, Book of Odes Classic of Poetry, aka Book of Songs, Book of Odes, Shijing, Shih-ching or the She-king Book of Odes Read More …
The Secret Marijuana Patch
Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in Grass Roots The Secret Marijuana Patch
The Reaping
The Reaping, harvesting cannabis field. Kentucky, undated
Operation Pipe Dreams, 1762
“Few people know the predicament we are in, on a thousand accounts; fewer still will believe” -George Washington – In a letter to Joseph Reed, during the siege of Boston (January 14, 1776) A Masonic smoking pipe was Read More …
Bonfire Material, 1948
Bonfire Material Los Angeles Times -Sept. 8, 1948 “Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Dwight Smith drags a load of marijuana from a roadside patch in Rosemead. The plants were later burned. A story in the next morning’s L.A. Times Read More …
Uncle Ben, 1906
“Uncle Ben (Durham) – Breaking Hemp – Season 1906-7” Man placing hemp in wooden break, burning hemp to left, notation Uncle Ben (Durham) – Breaking Hemp – Season 1906-7 – University of Kentucky collection Love this photo…