Pot of Gold: 5 Books for 420
April 20, known as 420, has become a counterculture holiday, a date when many people celebrate cannabis and promote its legalization.
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Heart of Dankness: Underground Botanists, Outlaw Farmers, and the Race for the Cannabis Cup by Mark Haskell Smith
The Cannabis Cup is held every November in Amsterdam where judges select the year's best varieties. Mark Haskell Smith became fascinated by the competition while researching his novel Baked.
Hidden Harvest: the Rise and Fall of North America's Biggest Cannabis Grow-Op by Mark Coakley
An abandoned Molson brewery near Barrie became the unlikely site for the largest grow-op in North America. It operated inconspicuously between 2000 and January 2004 when a police raid uncovered 30,000 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of $30-million leading Barrie mayor Bob Hamilton to note that "[e]ven the bad guys realize Barrie is a great place to do business".
Humboldt: Life on America's Marijuana Frontier by Emily Brady
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Journalist Brady immersed herself in the Humboldt County region, a community that has depended on illegal marijuana cultivation for its survival. With decriminalization imminent, the citizens face new challenges.
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: a Brilliant Young Man who Left Newark for the Ivy League by Jeff Hobbs
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Robert Peace was not a typical drug dealer. A brilliant student and star athlete who grew up in poverty, he graduated from Yale with a degree in molecular biochemistry. He taught school for a short time then used his scientific knowledge to earn $1000 per day growing marijuana hydroponically — a decision with tragic consequences.
Smoke: How a Small-Town Girl Accidentally Wound Up Smuggling 7000 Pounds of Marijuana with the Pot Princess of Beverly Hills by Meili Cady
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An aspiring actress in Los Angeles to pursue fame and fortune, instead Meili Cady is befriended by the glamorous, wealthy Lisette Lee. When she becomes Lee's personal assistant, Cady has no idea that the opulent lifestyle is supported by an extensive drug smuggling operation and is unaware of her own role in the process.
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