Cannabis: The Hip History of Hemp: Cannibis Indica; Cannibis Sativa

This is the first illustrated book to present the complete story of - from ancient myths to today's on-going controversies. It is a history that stretches over 12,000 years; including its many uses - spiritual, medicinal and recreational - in countries all round the globe; the laws that have tried to suppress it; and the industry, both 'professional' and quite literally 'home-grown' that brings the weed to its millions of consumers. It also lays out the great debate: is cannabis really a 'gateway drug', leading users to heroin and crack? On a lighter note there are 'hash' recipes, a glossary of the wide-ranging slang of marijuana and its paraphernalia, and for those who've always wondered, a step-by-step guide to rolling a 'joint'. Cannabis is presented in an elegant, reading format. And as an extensively illustrated book, the beauty and elegance of the design lifts the subject from street level to that of a reading public who might not have dared to encounter the weed in real life (but may have been secretly eager to know what it is all about). Of course, the book also has hard and well-researched information to enlighten and entertain even the most habitual user.