Pot Planet: Adventures in Global Marijuana Culture is a 2002 non-fiction book about cannabis, cannabis tourism, and drug policy by Canadian author Brian Preston.
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| Author | Brian Preston |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Cannabis, cannabis tourism, drug policy |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
Publication date | May 22, 2002 |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 0802138977 Hardcover, 1st ed. |
| OCLC | 937631687 |
| Website | groveatlantic |
It sold 30,000 copies in England,[1] and was translated into Spanish, Hungarian, and Japanese.
Critical reception
editPublishers Weekly said in their review, "for those who share an affinity with Preston's subject, this excellent book will be devoured like a tray of brownies".[2] The Globe and Mail described it as a travelogue in which the author set out to "toke his way through 12 countries, sampling the local grass and hash" but "when he gets down to business, he writes an engaging and informative book" as the author sees and describes "meeting so many people ... who had been persecuted and jailed" because of "American drug-war fundamentalism that drives the statist cause" of prohibition.[3] Kirkus Reviews likewise found it to be "a blend of advocacy and (so to speak) sober reportage" that exposed the "taxpayer-financed, cannabis-focused atrocity of the drug war".[4] The Vancouver Sun called it "an excellent snapshot of global pot culture, laced with solid reporting and some genuinely nutty writing", and "a "surprisingly lucid" account of his journey, and pro-legalization polemic".[5]
Translations
edit- Preston, Brian (2002) [2002]. Fűbolygó : kalandozások a világ marihuánakultúrájában (in Hungarian). Kőrös László (trans.). Budapest (Hungary): Cartaphilus. ISBN 978-963-266-038-7. OCLC 909145012.
- Preston, Brian (2003) [2002]. Planeta marihuana : una aventura por la cultura global del cannabis (in Spanish). Daniel Menezo (trans.). Barcelona: RBA. ISBN 8479019964. OCLC 733672050.
- Preston, Brian (2003) [2002]. ポット・プラネット = Pot planet : マリワナ・カルチャーをめぐる冒険 / [Potto puranetto = Pot planet : Mariwana karuchā o meguru bōken] (in Japanese). Ken'ichi Yamakawa (trans.). Tokyo: Oota Shuppan. ISBN 4872337972. OCLC 675071671.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Chamberlain, Adrian (7 July 2007). "My kind of martial artist; Quest for a black belt can't take the wuss out of writer". Times Colonist. Victoria, B.C. p. C6.
- ^ Pot Planet: Adventures in Global Marijuana Culture (book review), Publishers Weekly, May 2002
- ^ Michael Poole (August 10, 2002). "Toking a trip around the world". The Globe and Mail.(subscription required)
- ^ Pot Planet: Adventures in Global Marijuana Culture (book review), Kirkus Reviews, March 15, 2002
- ^ Grierson, Bruce (7 Sep 2002). "Puff piece: The king of 'You-Get-Paid-For-That?' journalism publishes his first book – and what a long, strange trip it was". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, B.C. p. D7.
Further reading
edit- Tribby, Mike (May 1, 2002), "Pot Planet: Adventures in Global Marijuana Culture", The Booklist (book review), vol. 98, no. 17, p. 1490
- Edmonds, A O (April 15, 2002), "Pot Planet: Adventures in Global Marijuana Culture", Library Journal (book review), vol. 127, no. 7, p. 112
- Lanthier, Nancy (30 Apr 2005). "Writer's reefer madness 'an exercise' in cannabis research and stress aid he's left behind". The Vancouver Sun (interview). p. D3.
- "Northwest Bookshelf". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. June 16, 2002. p. 22.