Pot For Profit

Author : Joseph Mello
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1503639223
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pot for Profit written by Joseph Mello and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States has experienced a dramatic shift in attitudes towards cannabis use from the 1970s, when only 12% of Americans said that they thought that cannabis should be legal, to today. What once had been a counterculture drug supplied for the black market by socially marginal figures like drug smugglers and hippies has become a big business, dominated by a few large corporations. Pot for Profit, traces the cultural, historical, political, and legal roots of these changing attitudes towards cannabis. The book also showcases interviews with dispensary owners, bud tenders, and other industry employees about their experience working in the legal cannabis industry, and cannabis reform activists working towards legalization. Mello argues that embracing the profit potential of this drug has been key to the success of cannabis reform, and that this approach has problematic economic and racial implications. The story of cannabis reform shows that neoliberalism may not be an absolute barrier to social change, but it does determine the terrain on which these debates must occur. When activists capitulate to these pressures, they may make some gains, but those gains come with strings attached. This only serves to reinforce the totalizing power of the neoliberal ethos on American life. The book concludes by meditating on what, if anything, can be done to move the cannabis legalization movement back onto a more progressive track.

Author : Julie Holland
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594778981
Total Pages : 555 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pot Book written by Julie Holland and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading experts on the science, history, politics, medicine, and potential of America’s most popular recreational drug • With contributions by Andrew Weil, Michael Pollan, Lester Grinspoon, Allen St. Pierre (NORML), Tommy Chong, and others • Covers marijuana’s physiological and psychological effects, its medicinal uses, the complex politics of cannabis law, pot and parenting, its role in creativity, business, and spirituality, and much more Exploring the role of cannabis in medicine, politics, history, and society, The Pot Book offers a compendium of the most up-to-date information and scientific research on marijuana from leading experts, including Lester Grinspoon, M.D., Rick Doblin, Ph.D., Allen St. Pierre (NORML), and Raphael Mechoulam. Also included are interviews with Michael Pollan, Andrew Weil, M.D., and Tommy Chong as well as a pot dealer and a farmer who grows for the U.S. Government. Encompassing the broad spectrum of marijuana knowledge from stoner customs to scientific research, this book investigates the top ten myths of marijuana; its physiological and psychological effects; its risks; why joints are better than water pipes and other harm-reduction tips for users; how humanity and cannabis have co-evolved for millennia; the brain’s cannabis-based neurochemistry; the complex politics of cannabis law; its potential medicinal uses for cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, and other illnesses; its role in creativity, business, and spirituality; and the complicated world of pot and parenting. As legalization becomes a reality, this book candidly offers necessary facts and authoritative opinions in a society full of marijuana myths, misconceptions, and stereotypes.

Author : Kevin A. Sabet
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1948677881
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Smokescreen written by Kevin A. Sabet and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the leading authority on marijuana—a man who has served as White House advisor on drugs to three different administrations and who NBC News once called “the prodigy of drug politics"—comes the remarkable and shocking exposé about how 21st century pot, today’s new and highly potent form of the drug, is on the rise, spreading rapidly across America by an industry intent on putting rising profits over public health. Smokescreen: What the Marijuana Industry Doesn't Want You to Know examines the inside story behind the headlines, containing accounts from Sabet’s time in the Obama administration to stunning revelations from whistleblowers speaking out for the first time. What it finds is how the marijuana industry is running rampant without proper oversight, leaving Americans’ health seriously at risk. Included are interviews with industry insiders who reveal the hidden dangers of a product they had once worshipped. Also contained in these pages are insights from a major underground-market dealer who admits that legalization is hastening the growth of the illicit drug trade. And more to the heart of the issue are the tragic stories of those who have suffered and died as a result of marijuana use, and in many cases, as a result of its mischaracterization. Readers will learn how power brokers worked behind the scenes to market marijuana as a miracle plant in order to help it gain widespread acceptance and to set the stage for the lucrative expansion of recreational pot. The author of this compelling first-person narrative leading the national fight against the legalization of cannabis through his nonprofit, Smart Approaches to Marijuana (aka SAM) is Kevin Sabet. As a policy advisor to everyone from county health commissioners to Pope Francis, and a frequent public speaker on television, radio and through other media outlets, his analysis is consistently relied upon by those who recognize what’s at stake as marijuana lobbyists downplay the risks of massive commercialization. A book several years in the making, filled with vivid characters and informed by hundreds of interviews and scores of confidential documents, Sabet's Smokescreen lays bare the unvarnished truth about marijuana in America.

Author : Alexander Bercovich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marijuana Stocks for Beginners written by Alexander Bercovich and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wondered if there was a more interesting investment opportunity than financials and the tech industry? You're right. There is... and it has the potential to earn you millions. The marijuana industry is set to become a $30 billion industry by 2025, yet prejudice makes most investors wary of it. Over 40% of the American population admits to being a regular cannabis user: there is no better market to invest in. The Covid-19 crisis has prompted the worst fall in US stocks since 1987, but this presents one of the best opportunities for investment in marijuana stocks that you'll ever see. The long-term opportunity is enormous, and demand remains high. This is the ideal opportunity to turn a crisis to your advantage. Global marijuana use has increased by 60% in the last 10 years, and rapidly changing legislation makes the market an exciting one. One thing's for certain: the marijuana industry's headed in one direction only, and that's up. You've got questions: if pot's so profitable, why haven't more people thought about investing in it? Is the industry really growing? Are there ethical concerns? The answers are all here. Research shows that alcohol use causes more damage to the brain than marijuana, and with new laws and rapidly growing legalization, illegal distribution is decreasing and violent crime is down by 13%. Investing in legal stocks is an ethically sound decision, and you're about to find out the best way to do it. In Marijuana Stocks for Beginners: How to Invest in the Booming Pot Stock Market for a Big Profit, you're going to learn exactly what you need to know to become a successful investor. You'll discover: Why the pot industry is set to skyrocket The most common myths that stop people investing in a golden market How legislation affects your investment Which countries are leading the cannabis industry 15 promising pot stocks to invest in How to avoid the #1 mistake investors make when it comes to marijuana The secret to choosing your stock How to do a successful SWOT analysis on the cannabis industry A step by step process for buying pot stocks The key considerations to make before investing 10 simple ways to master the market And much more. Forget your fears about cannabis: they belong in the past. If you want to be at the forefront of one of the most rapidly growing industries in the world and make a profit in the process, marijuana stocks have the answer. The cannabis industry has increased in value by almost 70% in the last five years alone: the savvy investor knows where to look. If you want to get ahead of the game and profit from one of the most lucrative investment opportunities the markets have ever seen, click "Add to Cart" now. The future of investment is changing, and there's a place for you at the top.

Author : Greg Campbell
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
ISBN 13 : 140278967X
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pot, Inc. written by Greg Campbell and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greg Campbell, coauthor of the bestselling Flawless and Blood Diamonds, presents a compelling, close-up investigation of a hot-button topic: Americas schizophrenic attitude to the legalization of pot. Campbell, a suburban father whose biggest vice is a cold beer, seems like the last person who would grow weed in his basement. But his attitude changed in 2009, when his home state of Colorado led the nation in mainstreaming medical marijuana. Watching with fascination as above-board and financially thriving dispensaries popped up everywhere, Campbell wondered, “Why not me?” Pot, Inc. chronicles Gregs journey into DIY ganjapreneurialism, as he learns how to cultivate marijuana, examines Americas often unduly harsh laws, and unearths ignorance about pots centuries-old therapeutic value--ignorance the government is desperate to maintain. Along the way, he also gains a very personal insight into the drugs medicinal value that shapes his opinion about legalization.

Author : The Rev
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781931160964
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book True Living Organics written by The Rev and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True Living Organics is the only guide available today that shows readers how to change their grow room into an all-natural, synthetic-free, living, breathing cannabis cultivation space. The Rev takes the reader right through the transition process, from choosing the correct grow lights and utilising growing space, to dealing with pests and creating organic teas. The Rev also shares his favourite tips and tricks, from utilising an earthworm farm to the best places to buy soil additives. A accessible guide to growing cannabis with the organic materials that nature provided.

Author : John Stephen Farmer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: N to Raz written by John Stephen Farmer and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Stephen Farmer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present written by John Stephen Farmer and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jeff Grissler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990671701
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marijuana Business written by Jeff Grissler and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally, a book that helps entrepreneurs young and old on their journey of finding the "American Dream." Is this the new Gold Rush? Will people want to get involved with this industry? What are the potential for earnings . . . millions? Billions? As more states agree to the sale of marijuana, the opportunity to open dispensaries and/or grow facilities will continue to rise. Over the last two decades, large corporations like Monsanto, a sustainable agricultural company, have bought up hundreds of family farms and turned their food harvests into huge profits. It is not a stretch to envision the same tactics being applied to the marijuana industry. The opportunity is here, and it's real, and the possibilities are endless. This book is a step-by-step guide to help you be on the winning side of this Green Rush. The Marijuana Business books leave no stone unturned. This book will teach you what others have yet to learn. Jeff Grissler will put you on the fast track to success in the marijuana business. The American dream is still possible. Your journey starts here... Marijuana Business enables you to be sure you don't forget any details. With this book you will have laid the groundwork, from start to finish, for eliminating the mistakes others have made, preventing unforeseen problems, and running a successful marijuana business.

Author : Jonathan P. Caulkins
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0833088750
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Considering Marijuana Legalization written by Jonathan P. Caulkins and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2015-01-16 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marijuana legalization is a controversial and multifaceted issue that is now the subject of serious debate. In May 2014, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed a bill requiring the Secretary of Administration to produce a report about various consequences of legalizing marijuana. This resulting report provides a foundation for thinking about the various consequences of different policy options while being explicit about the uncertainties involved.