Cannabis Companion [Paperback]

Steven Wishnia (Author)

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Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Running Press (Aug 18 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0762421495
ISBN-13: 978-0762421497
Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 16.5 x 1.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 408 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,291,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This innovative, one-of-a-kind compendium is decidedly upscale. It treats cannabis as just another fine thing to be savored, like a great wine, good cigar, gourmet chocolate, or single malt scotch. Author Steven Wishnia, a former senior editor at High Times, America’s most popular counterculture magazine, divulges everything the aspiring connoisseur needs to know, including the long history of cannabis and its biochemical properties, the best “vineyards,” step-by-step diagrams on crafting joints, smoking etiquette, and a top 20 list of the very best strains, complete with tasting notes.

About the Author

Steven Wishnia, is a New York-based journalist. A former senior editor at High Times, he is the author of Exit 25 Utopia and Invincible Coney Island.

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Amazon.com: 3.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly inadequate & inaccurate, Jan 1 2005

By Messo Greens - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Cannabis Companion (Paperback)

The book is laid out decently enough, with plenty of pretty full color pictures. It appears to be intended as merely an overview and/or basic review.

The book attempts to provide a broad range of topics:

1-History

2-Botanical Facts

3-Cultivation

4-Techniques, Effects, and Customs

5-The Connoisseur

6-General information

However, each of these topics has very little depth. It will not provide any more insight into growing, use, or culture than what you could find on either of the two large online cannabis forums.

There is much missing in this book, and many inaccuracies. Included recipes leave out how much to put in. Growing recommendations and expectations are patently wrong. The cultural history is incomplete. It's hard to believe that a former High Times editor put this together.

This isn't a terrible book on cannabis, but there are so many better ones out there. Don't waste your time with this one.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Contemporary Overview of History and Science of Marijuana, Cannabinoids and Endocannabinoids, Nov 2 2006

By Dale G. Deutsch "Professor" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Cannabis Companion (Paperback)

This is a beautifully illustrated book that covers cannabis from botony to brain in a very intelligent manner. I use this book as a resource for teaching. It helps me answer students questions ranging from legal issues to the cultural history of cannabis use. I should disclose that I study anandamide and 2-AG in my basic research and was interviewed by the author for the part of the book on "Cannabis and the Brain".

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