Offbeat Marijuana: The Life and Times of the World's Grooviest Plant - Softcover

Rubin, Saul

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9781891661051: Offbeat Marijuana: The Life and Times of the World's Grooviest Plant

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ISBN 10: 1891661051 ISBN 13: 9781891661051

Publisher: Santa Monica Press, 1999

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An entertaining look at the historical, legal, political, medicinal, and social aspects of what has been called the world's most versatile plant. This fascinating tour of the marijuana universe is for friend and foe alike. Offbeat Marijuana chronicles the history of the world's most versatile plant. From its use by the Chinese in 3,000 B.C.E. to battle malaria, to the burgeoning American Hemp industry of the 17th and 18th centuries, to the politically-motivated demonization of the 1930s, to the U.S. Government's schizophrenic directive to farmers to grow "Hemp for Victory" during World War II, to its enduring presence in late-20th century popular culture, Offbeat Marijuana dares the reader to judge the true nature of this controversial plant.

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"The bottom-line blue noses on publishers row wouldn't touch a title like this with a ten-foot pole!"--Jeffrey Goldman, publisher

About the Author:

Saul Rubin is a veteran journalist who wrote Offbeat Museums, also available from Santa Monica Press. A native of Brookline, MA, he is a resident of Los Angeles. He calls his most recent work "a labor of love."

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