Valley youths booked in Van Nuys, 1954
“Valley youths booked in Van Nuys on suspicion of violating State Narcotic Act awaiting questioning. In the foreground is confiscated marijuana.” Los Angeles, California October 12, 1954
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Marijuana and a Girl from Texas, 1953
‘Marijuana and a girl from Texas’, woman detained for smuggling. Brooklyn, New York 1953
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
The Comical Dreams of Pantagruel, 1973
‘Smoke billows from a pipe-smoking dream character as he walks on a ferocious crocodile which is a symbol of the earth’, one of 23 Untitled drawings from ‘Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel’ (The comical Dreams of Pantagruel) by Salvador Dali Read More …
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
Fumerie de Kif, 20th century
‘Fumerie de Kif’ (Smoking Kief/hash) by Gustave Flasschoen (1868–1940)
The Worlds First Blunts… Mbade
A ‘mbade’ (cigar/blunt)made by the Wahehe People from Tanzania 1922 The Worlds First Blunts… Mbade Long before New York crews started cracking Phillies, one tribe in Tanzania had already mastered the art of rolling the perfect blunt. The practice Read More …