Cannabis at the 1839 Bengal Experiments
How O'Shaughnessy translated Indian cannabis practice into Victorian pharmacology.
Cannabis in 1920s America
The decade cannabis moved from pharmacy shelf to prohibition through state laws and sensationalized press.
Cannabis in 1930s Jazz Lyrics
How cannabis became a subject and vocabulary marker in American jazz, 1928–1945.
Cannabis in 1930s South American Film and Media
A regional prohibition story told through newsprint and decree, not cinema.
Cannabis in 1960s American Music
How cannabis moved from jazz to rock, and from coded reference to explicit cultural symbol.
Cannabis in 1970s Music
Reggae, outlaw country, and stadium rock normalized cannabis across genres and borders.
Cannabis in 19th Century Literature
European and American writers documented cannabis through clinical observation, exotic fantasy, and moral caut...
Cannabis in 2010s Pop Culture
How legalization, media, and celebrity branding normalized cannabis in mainstream American culture.
Cannabis in American Film During the 1920s
Silent cinema's exotic drug trope before marijuana became a national fear.
Cannabis in Ancient China
Hemp domestication, fiber production, and separating historical fact from legendary folklore.
Cannabis in Australian and New Zealand Film during the 1920s
No cannabis films have been catalogued from 1920s Australia or New Zealand; the reefer-film cycle was American...
Cannabis in Ayurvedic Medicine
Cannabis entered formal Ayurveda around the 8th century CE; earlier Vedic references remain disputed.
Cannabis in Canadian Music During the 1940s
Canadians heard American reefer songs but created no domestic equivalent in the swing era.
Cannabis in Cinema, 1930s–1960s
From exploitation propaganda to counterculture symbol: how cannabis appeared on American screens across three...
Cannabis in Country Music
How weed became a recurring theme in country songwriting across decades, from outlaw ballads to mainstream hit...
Cannabis in East Asian Film During the 1930s
No documented cannabis films emerged from East Asian studios in the 1930s despite industrial film production.
Cannabis in East Asian Film During the 1970s
How cannabis appeared in 1970s East Asian cinema amid strict drug laws and Cold War politics.
Cannabis in Eastern European Film of the 1940s
Cannabis was absent from 1940s Eastern European cinema; hemp appeared only as an agricultural commodity.
Cannabis in Eastern European Music During the 20th Century
From rebetiko hashish songs to Cold War silence and post-1989 Western imports.
Cannabis in Grateful Dead Culture
Cannabis and the Grateful Dead's role in 1960s counterculture and touring community.
Cannabis in India: A State-by-State History
From Vedic bhang to colonial taxation to the 1985 ban—and why legality still varies wildly by state.
Cannabis in Jazz
Cannabis use among jazz musicians from the 1920s through the 1950s and the racist politics behind its criminal...
Cannabis in Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley
From Ottoman cultivation to post-civil-war eradication and 2020 legalization.
Cannabis in Mexican Cinema of the 1930s
A single film and a folk song, not a film tradition—how U.S. prohibitionist framing created a false memory.