Hemp for Victory, 1942
1943 hemp for victory poster Hemp for Victory In 1942 in prepreation for WW2 the United States Government decided to take drastic measures… To hire Hemp Farmers for Victory… Hemp for victory – Page 7 of the Read More …
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In her Victory Garden, 1945
“In her Victory Garden, the seeds grow all around, She plants you dig, she’s flipped her wig, Sweet Marihuana Brown” -Barney Bigard Sextet victory garden, M. Rose Sweet Marihuana Brown Boy she’s really fancy, the wildest chick in town. Read More …
A couple that hookah’s together, 1850
Portrait of an unidentified man about 40 years of age and a somewhat younger woman, both in Oriental costume, between them is a hookah, the stem of which both are holding [between 1850 and 1860], by Mathew Brady’s studio, New Read More …
Avons Dangers of Reefers Comic, 1954
That time Avon made a comic to warn of the dangers of reefers, 1954. Oh poor Claire… Avon’s Realistic Romances #16 (1954)
The most humble Riza ‘Abbasi drew it, 1622
Nashmi the Archer, Inscribed on the back ‘the most humble Riza ‘Abbasi drew it.’ c.1622 Nashmi the Archer, by Riza ‘Abbasi c.1622 Close up of Nashmi the Archer’s hashish waterpipe
3 Inch Tall Runaway Sought By Police, 1969
3 Inch Tall Runaway Sought By Police “Police demanded entry into apartment. Making up a fairy tale about a runaway boy, they left no possibility untouched. Evidently the suspect is quite small as they, 2 males and 1 woman, Read More …
A hemp field harvest before and after Kentucky, 1905.
A hemp field harvest before and after in Auvergne, Kentucky 1905. Cutting hemp with a binder and four-mule team circa 1905 The “tented hemp fields” after harvest, 1905
Smuggling Mariguana Territory, 1897
Point of no return, front gate Yuma Territory Prison Smuggling Mariguana Territory This small catch by a Yuma Territory prison guard in 1897 gets treated like the crime stop of the decade, with the tale getting reprinted for years Read More …
Don’t you care, I’m only smokin rope, 1909
The Kendrick gazette March 19, 1909 Article: In Self Defence “Moderate smoking will be permitted subject ot restrictions as to the size of pipe and the quality of the material smoked. Onion leaves, cabbage leaves, hemp rope, horse blankets Read More …
The hemp press comes down, 1908
“When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment, we have no compass to govern us, nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer.” – Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Read More …