Name: Reefer Madness: A History of Marijuana
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Author: Sloman, Larry Ratso ; Burroughs, William S. ; Simmons, Michael
ISBN: 9780312195236

portada Reefer Madness: A History of Marijuana

Type

Physical Book

Author

Larry Ratso Sloman

Introduction by

William S. Burroughs

Epilogue by

Michael Simmons

Publisher

St. Martins Press-3PL

Year

1998

Language

English

Pages

447

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.9 x 13.9 x 3.3 cm

Weight

0.45 kg.

ISBN

0312195230

ISBN13

9780312195236

Edition No.

Synopsis "Reefer Madness: A History of Marijuana "

Reefer Madness, a classic in the annals of hemp literature, is the popular social history of marijuana use in America. Beginning with the hemp farming if George Washington, author Larry Ratso Sloman traces the fascinating story of our nation's love-hate relationship with the resilient weed we know as marijuana. Herein we find antiheroes such as Allen Ginsberg, Robert Mitchum (the first Hollywood actor busted for pot), Louis Armstrong (who smoked pot every day), the Beatles, and more rapscallions standing up for, supporting, smoking, and politicizing the bounties of marijuana. With a new afterword by Michael Simmons, who has written for Rolling Stone, LA Weekly, and High Times, on the progress of the hemp movement and the importance of medical marijuana, Reefer Madness is a classic that goes on.

William S. Burroughs

(Introduction by)

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William Seward Burroughs (1914-1997) is a legendary figure in American literature of this century, a writer compared to Villon, Rimbaud, and Genet. Both his life and work, characterized by total pessimism and a grim sense of humor, reflect an attitude of permanent rebellion against conventional society. Homosexual, drug addict for many years, friend and idol of Kerouac and Ginsberg, he is considered the great "guru" of the beat generation, despite his refusal to be included in it.

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