HEMP: The Authorative Historical Digital Record

    The extent of the marijuana threat in the 1930s is amply illustrated by this photo of an un-named drug smuggler in the years just prior to the enactment of hemp prohibition.

    New York state had one narcotics officer at the time.

A Mexican peddler arrested by California narcotics inspectors,
with a bale of marijuana, or Indian hemp.
Cigarettes are made from leaves and flowers.

text from “The Emperor Wears No Clothes” © Jack Herer
CD-ROM and web presentation © Milo and MichaelM

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