The former editor-in-chief of Details and Star adventures into the fascinating
brave new world of cannabis, tracing its history and possible future as he
investigates the social, medical, legal, and cultural ramifications of this
surprisingly versatile plant.
Pot. Weed. Grass. Mary Jane. We all think we know what cannabis is and what we
use it for. But do we? Our collective understanding of this surprising plant has
been muddled by politics and morality; what we think we know isn't the real
story.
A war on cannabis has been waged in the United States since the early years of
the twentieth century, yet in the past decade, society has