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Newly elected California Governor Ronald Reagan ordered a symbolic raid on the ‘Psychedelic Shop’ on Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco to make good on his campaign promise to crack down on the ‘hippie movement’. Hoping to find drugs none were found Read More …
‘Odalisque and Slave’ Painted by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres in 1842
“So high, the highest Hemp” -‘Big Hemp’ Slavic Easter song Family around the swing, 1890’s Easter in Full Swing Across the world families wake Easter morning to hunt for eggs with a huge meal to follow, sliding Read More …
“Sharing a joint at a concert” in Portland, Oregon 1969
Music for the Spinners, 1890’s
‘Group of Nautch Girls with Musicians’ Kashmir, India 1870’s
Christmas Eve Hemp Carol In many hemp growing regions of Europe it was very bad luck for the women to spin or work on their hemp starting Christmas Eve and lasting until “Distaff Day” (January 7)… Much like in my Read More …
The Saturday Night Kid, 1929 banned poster under the Hollywood Code for Clara Bow lifting her dress. The Hollywood Code Even before audio was introduced to cinema many were already trying to censor what was shown on the big Read More …
Young men after taking part in the ritual of koleduvane on behalf of the Community Cultural Center Probuda, Bulgaria 1930 The Original Cannabis Caroler’s of Christmas Eve Snuggled up in layers of warmth, out into the cold the joyous Read More …
“During the winter, the most important venue for community life was spinning.” Hungary, early 1900’s