Heart of Dankness- Underground Botanists, Outlaw Farmers, and the Race for the Cannabis Cup (Canada)
✍ Scribed by Smith, Mark Haskell
- Book ID
- 107202727
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 336 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Moneyball meets the documentary "The Union: The Business Behind Getting High" in this non-fiction book that explores the culture of cannabis, from its humble beginnings as a textile fiber in 2727 BC, to its illegalization during the Great Depression, to its increasing use as medicinal treatment -- all culminating in the annual event for marijuana aficionados everywhere: the Cannabis Cup.
After spending three years researching his novel Baked , Mark Haskell Smith turns his focus on the one event that intrigued him in the fascinating world of the cannabis culture: the Cannabis Cup competition. What makes a strain of marijuana award-winning? he wonders. Who would risk everything to grow the good stuff? Is this really a nearly $100 billion a year industry? Alternating between California, the hub of the legalization and decriminalization debate, and Amsterdam, where the world's preeminent cannabis festival takes place each year, Mark discovers a compelling world...