Mississippi Stem Rub, 1970’s

Research associate and later director Carlton Turner (former Drug Czar under Ronald Reagan) examining cannabis grown at the University of Mississippi’s Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Medical Gardens, Mississippi  late 1970’s    

La Culture De Chanvre, early 20th century

‘The Cultivation of hemp’ (La Culture De Chanvre), photographed by F. Chapeau in  Behuard, France  photographed sometime between 1911-1955, postcard published late 50’s If you look real close you can just make out who I’m guessing to be his wife Read More …

Working in a Hemp Field, 1905

‘Working in a Hemp Field’, men work to harvest a hemp field utilizing a hemp braking machine.  Kentucky 1905  

Captured Peyote & Marijuana, 1967

‘Chief of Police, James Orr, pictured with captured peyote and marijuana’.   Fairfax, California June 9, 1967    

Adam Tilling the Ground & Eve Spinning, 14th Century

‘Adam Tilling the Ground and Eve Spinning’ stained glass panel dating to the 14th Century, originally displayed in the Marienkirche (St. Mary’s) church in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany.  Following WW2 the panel was seized from Potsdam by the Soviet Military Administration Read More …

Enjoying a Joint, 1960’s

‘Two young ladies enjoying a joint in a crowd’,  unknown location, late 60’s          

Teach the Children, 1926

cover Ivan Novikov – Konopel-Konopelka ‘Hemp – Cannabis’ (New Children’s Library, poems for children) 1926 Teach the Children Not too long after the end of World War 1, Russian Ivan Novikov released his new children’s book of poems. The Russian Read More …

Woman Eating Hemp, 18th Century

‘La Corderie: Femme Mangeant du Chanvre’ (The Ropeworks: Woman Eating Hemp),  by Jean Baptiste Huët (1745-1811)     oil on canvas     Watercolor with pen and ink       “O, she’s warm! If this be magic, let it Read More …

Women Breaking Hemp, 1893

‘Women Breaking Hemp’ photographed by Félix Arnaudin, print from a gelatin silver bromide negative.  Commensacq, France 1893  

The Chibouk Smoker, 19th Century

‘Le Fumeur De Chibouk’ (The Chibouk Smoker) by Alexandre Gabriel Decamps, dated between 1820-1860