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The Plaza in Vancouver doubling down on the propaganda films showing both ‘Marihuana’ and ‘Assassin of Youth’. Signs on theater read ‘Marijuana (Weed with Roots in Hell)’, ‘Reefer’, ‘Assassin of Youth’. Vancouver, Canada July 22, 1938
‘The Devil’s Weed’ movie poster. The movie originally titled ‘Wild Weed’ was made to capitalize on Lila Leeds 1948 marijuana arrest with Robert Mitchum and was released with many names including ‘She Shoulda Said No!‘. 1949
“Mary Jane had a stash, she kept it in her hat. She also had a little hash, guess where she kept that?” Mary Jane movie poster, 1968
Kralingen Pop Festival in Rotterdam, Holland 1970 Crowd smokes cannabis at the Kralingen Pop Festival, Rotterdam, Holland 1970 Stamping Ground – Kralingen Pop festival 1970 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLiIEWtZzhY&t=333s
Film depicting the downfall of a high school reefer smoker shown during a anti-drug crusade screening. 1951
‘Like It Is’ movie poster from 1968
‘Smoke and Flesh’ movie poster from 1968
The Scarecrow and Tin Woodman carry a sleeping Dorothy and Toto out from the field of Deadly poppies. By W. W. Denslow circa 1900 “All across the meadows, many poppies blossomed, and that were so hypnotic and brilliant Read More …
A 1986 photo shows the Beltway overpass, Mormon Temple in Kensington in the background Surrender Dorothy Since its dedication in 1974, silhouetting the D.C. Landscape with a emerald city esq vision, the Mormon Temple in Kensington has Read More …
“What signal?” The captain pointed towards the island, up the side of which ascended a volume of smoke, increasing as it rose. “Ah, yes,” he said, as if awaking from a dream. “Give it to me.” -Alexandre Dumas, the Count Read More …