Ojai Hippie Riots, 1967

Ojai Pergola on the left, California   Ojai Hippie Riots In the small picturesque town or Ojai, California, the Summer of Love almost turned into the Summer of Riots… The hippies had begun to flock to Ojai after a couple Read More …

The French Hashish Doodle, 1971

‘A group of French hippie travelers smoke hash in their hotel room’ in Kabul, Afghanistan, 1971 Closeup of the cannabis plant drawing on the wall to the left in the photo.

A Pleasured Smoke, 1769

‘Courtesan Blowing Smoke in Man’s Face’ by Suzuki Harunobu.  Shunga (Japanese erotic art) woodblock print, Edo period 1769–70        

Easter in Full Swing

“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 …

Tangiers Dancer, 1913

Musicians play and smoke while woman dances, hand colored Postcard from Tangier, Morocco 1913  

Around the hemp anatomy, 1894

‘Intorno alla anatomia della canapa’ (‘Around the hemp anatomy’)  (Cannabis sativa L.) By Giovanni Briosi & Filippo Tognini published in 1894           1. Portion of a female inflorescence. Grand. nat. 2. An isolated female flower; b Read More …