Changing attitudes on marijuana: A pictorial journey from the 1600’s to today

Hemp, used to make sails, clothing and rope, was a staple agricultural product in America from the 1600s to the early 1900s. Marijuana or cannabis (e.g. flowers and leaves of female hemp plant) is a by-product of hemp production.         (Image Source: Kentucky Hemp Farmers Assoc and Popular Mechanics 1938) In the ... more