Presidential Violets, 1900
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow. – Abraham Lincoln The Violet House section of the White Read More …
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Marijuana plant pull up, 1988
“Marijuana plant pull up” Drug Suppression unit of the Governor’s Task Force removing marijuana plants found near South Lake Mall, Morrow, Georgia. June 9, 1988
Ye Plants and Their Common Uses in Physick, 1739
“ye plants and their common uses in physick. Vol. I ” c.1739 A curious herbal, containing five hundred cuts of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick- J. Norse – c.1739 The Female Read More …
Salt Lake City Cannabis, 1938
Example of a Cannabis leaf shown with Cannabis Plants growing in the background, Salt Lake City, Utah August 1938
UMISS Garden for Higher Learning, 1968
“Most of the illicit material in the 1960s came from Mexico. So, in collaboration with the D.E.A. And the Mexican government, we acquired those seeds. Later, we acquired others from Colombia, Thailand, Jamaica, India, Pakistan and places in the Middle Read More …
Law of the Indies, 1545
“Remember, the prince is like a mirror exposed to the eyes of all his subjects who continually look to him as a pattern on which to model themselves, and who in consequence without much trouble discover his vices and virtues.” Read More …
Three women in a hemp field, undated
“The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open Read More …