Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN), 38–39
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), 77
flowers, 14, 33, 58, 106, 211
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 116
Gates, Bill, 152
gateway drugs, 41–42, 226
Ghost Train Haze (strain), 168–69, 176, 184, 214, 232
glaucoma, 31, 34, 225
global financial crisis, 66, 69–70
Golden Triangle (California), 44
Gore File, 38
Green Mile, 30, 32, 59–60
greenhouses, 56, 107, 110, 214–15, 217
Grey Area (Amsterdam), 147, 232
growing, 46–47
growth of marijuana industry, 204–5
Gupta, Sanjay, 116, 230
harvests, 9, 49, 55–57, 59–62, 64, 71–74, 106, 115, 120, 128, 231
Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum, 152, 232
Hearst, William Randolph, 43, 226
Hells Angels OG Kush (strain), 130–33, 231
hemp
anti-marijuana propaganda and, 38, 43, 93
CBD and, 230
clothing and, 150, 168
industrial use of, 32–33, 40, 43, 158, 205–6, 234
Jefferson and, 37, 226
Soma Seeds and, 150
World War II and, 40
Hemp for Victory (film), 40, 226
Herengracht, 147
Herer, Jack, 71, 145
see also Jack Herer (strain)
heroin, 40–42, 114, 204, 208, 233
High Times magazine, 29, 135, 169, 226
hiring, 49–50
hypocrisy, 186
indicas, 31, 37, 130, 133, 135, 144, 227
industrial use of hemp, 32–33, 43, 158, 205–6, 234
inefficiency, 60–61, 106, 228
intellectual property, 174
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States, 233
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 84
Israel, 9, 122
Jack Herer (strain), 71, 130, 145, 227, 231
jail, 26, 92–93, 151, 97, 219
Jefferson, Thomas, 33, 37, 205, 226
Just Say No to Drugs campaign, 91, 227–28
K-9 units, 95–96
Kim (grower), 67, 69, 71, 73–74, 102
Kind Creations, 130
Koski, Lewis, 91
Kush (strain), 132, 231
landlords, 47, 54–55, 61, 67–68, 71, 84, 190, 199, 216
lawsuits, 102–3
legal vs. illegal mindset, 64–65
Lemon Skunk (strain), 59
licensing, 30, 74, 158, 198–99
limonene, 144
lobbyists, 42, 182
Lovecraft, H. P., 136, 231
LSD, 40
Marihuana Tax Act (1937), 38
marijuana
history, 32–33
names of strains, 32
recreational use, 3, 6, 33, 109, 111, 138, 158, 160, 164, 166, 184, 190, 196, 198–99, 202
species, 31
see also medical marijuana; strains of marijuana
Marijuana Grower’s Handbook (Rosenthal), 123, 143, 225–27, 231
Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink? (Fox, Armentano, and Tvert), 225–26, 228–29
Marijuana Mansion, 160
Marijuana Policy Project, 160, 225, 230, 232
medical marijuana
access to, 90, 131
badges, 86
Big Pharma and, 203
California and, 150, 227
Colorado and, 4, 13–14, 16–17, 30–31, 109, 138, 143, 154, 158, 160, 225
Federal government and, 123
legal history, 39–40, 42
Green Man Cannabis and, 3, 9, 50–51, 63, 86, 89–90, 96–97, 113–14, 162–66
growing acceptance across U.S., 5, 93, 116–17, 190, 198–99, 201
law and, 203, 207, 213
medical community and, 37, 116, 143, 206, 208, 218
Nevada and, 170–71
politics and, 122, 203–4, 228
potency, 134
red cards, 90
see also marijuana
Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division (MMED), 90–91, 154
Mellon, Andrew, 43, 226
mergers, 102
methamphetamine, 233
Method Man, 187
Mexico
border, 75–76
drug trade and, 76, 83, 227
laborers in U.S., 37–38, 42
U.S. marijuana laws and, 37–38
micromovement, 205
MLDS (marijuana legalization denial syndrome), 88–89, 94
National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse, 42, 226
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), 150, 160, 230, 232
nausea, 3, 17, 121–22, 125–26, 225, 230
Netherlands, 36 41, 148–49, 152, 226
Nevada, 11, 37, 170–72, 174
nicotine, 114, 124, 209
Nixon, Richard, 7, 42, 92
Oakland, California, 150
Obama, Barack, 81, 157, 163
odor, 45, 139, 144
OG Kush (strain), 32, 132–33
Oregon, 6
organized crime, 5
orphan diseases, 117
Overgrown.com, 132
pain management, 17, 30–31, 68, 122, 126, 127, 132, 134, 137, 204, 225, 230
paranoia, 19, 39, 62
permits, 68–69, 89
potency, 9, 35–36, 125, 139, 201
power usage, 56–57
see also electrical systems
Prohibition, 5, 11, 38, 225
public health issues, 208–10
racism, 37
Reagan, Nancy, 91, 227
Reagan, Ronald, 227
recreational marijuana use, 3, 6, 33, 109, 111, 138, 158, 160, 164, 166, 184, 190, 196, 198–99, 202
Redman, 187, 233
Reefer Madness (film), 7, 39–40, 42, 115, 226
religion, 32, 114, 189
Richmond, Audra, 102
Ritter, Bill, 4
Rockefeller, John D., 43, 226
Romney, Mitt, 157
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library, 227
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 38
Rooster Magazine, 128
Rose, Charlie, 169
Rosenbaum, Marsha, 229
Rosenthal, Ed, 123, 143–52, 163, 222, 226–27, 231
Roskam, Arjan, 151
ruderalises, 31
SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation), 160, 232
safety
drug, 7, 93, 124, 160–61, 204, 208–9, 230
financial, 77, 82
laws and, 39, 149
workplace, 207
Sam Adams beer, 7, 139
sativas, 31, 71, 127, 130, 144, 168, 227
Scarface (film), 83
Schedule I drugs, 40, 123
Schedule III drugs, 123
Schlosser, Eric, 92, 228
Schultz, Howard, 8, 184, 196
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), 23
Seeger, Pete, 143
Sensi Seeds, 145, 152, 206, 227, 231
setbacks, 61–63
Shafer Commission, 226
Shakespeare, William, 32–33, 37, 226
Sidwell, Kim, 169
SkunkBerry (strain), 71, 96, 139–40, 184, 200,
226–27
smoking, 34, 124–25, 136, 201, 209
smuggling, 111, 204, 227
Soma Seeds, 149–50, 231
South Dakota, 116–17
speed, growing and, 57–58
standardization, 125, 201
Starbucks, 3, 7, 139, 184, 200
strains of marijuana
Ghost Train Haze, 168–69, 176, 184, 214, 232
Hells Angels OG Kush, 130–33, 231
Jack Herer, 71, 130, 145, 227, 231
Kush, 132, 231
list of, 32, 59
OG Kush, 32, 132–33
SkunkBerry, 71, 96, 139–40, 184, 200, 226–27
stress, 68, 132, 204
substance abuse, 6, 40, 160–61, 207–8
taxes, 11, 22, 38–39, 74, 80–81, 84, 99, 158, 176, 196, 199, 202–3, 205, 213
Tell Your Children (film), 39
terpenes, 144, 231
Texas, 37
THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)
cannabinoids and, 116, 123
drug testing and, 162, 207
effect on human body, 125
Hells Angels OG Kush and, 132
industrial hemp and, 205–6
levels in marijuana, 32–33, 35–37, 226, 229
marijuana plants and, 144
medical benefits of, 125
ruderalises, 32
tolerance and, 134
vaporizers and, 124, 209
tinctures, 116–17, 125, 209
tobacco, 6, 8, 32–33, 42, 124–25, 153, 158, 182, 202–3, 207–8
tolerance (legal), 26
tolerance (physical reaction), 134–35, 137, 231
U.S. Justice Department, 81, 226
Utah, 37
vaporizers, 30, 124–25, 136, 229
Vietnam War, 40
Visher, Barb, 98, 102, 135, 167, 172, 222
warehouses, 45, 54, 56, 100, 105–6, 109–10, 113, 199, 204
Washington, 6, 18, 162–63, 190, 196, 201
Washington, George, 33, 205, 226
wine, compared to marijuana, 15, 34–35, 108, 159, 201, 207
Woodstock Festival, 7, 35, 201
World War II, 40, 105
Wyoming, 37
About the Author
Christian Hageseth is a seasoned entrepreneur in the food, finance, and real estate industries and the founder of Green Man Cannabis, the most innovative legal marijuana company in the country, which has twice won the highest award in the industry for growing the best weed in the world. In 2012 and 2014, Green Man Cannabis won the High Times Cannabis Cup, the marijuana industry’s highest award for product excellence. He lives in Denver, CO. He can be reached at [email protected].
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