Weed: Everything You Want To Know But Are Always Too Stoned To Ask

by Michelle Lhooq, Thu Trần (Illustrator)

Packed with useful tips and delicious recipes from a slew of experts, Weed covers smoking, cooking, and growing cannabis, as well as proper stoner etiquette and a guide to must-visit destinations around the world.

Not too long ago, it might have seemed impossible that cannabis would step out of the shadows into the mainstream. But now, as legalization sweeps the globe, a new weed culture is evolving with its own set of rules–and thousands of new devotees eager to learn them. Journalist Michelle Lhooq lives in Los Angeles and is at the forefront of this revolution. Through her own expertise as well as interviews with stars from the weed scene, she presents a captivating glimpse into the wild new frontier of cannabis. This witty, insightful guidebook offers useful tips on how to smoke joints, vapes, and concentrates; make edibles and infused cocktails; grow the plant at home; and find the best cannabis stores. It imparts the wisdom of renowned potheads such as pioneering dub music producer Lee “Scratch” Perry and includes interviews with the cannabis industry’s most exciting and innovative figures, from a lauded chef who puts on a gourmet weed dinner series, to the editors of a weed-centric magazine, to a “cannasexual” sex educator, and more. Complete with vibrant new hand-drawn illustrations by the artist Thu Tran, Weed is cutting-edge, comprehensive, and brimming with sparkling personalities–an essential introduction to pot for both newbies and die-hards alike.

Genres: Nonfiction

160 pages, Hardcover

First published April 16, 2019

Reviews

[milo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bon cadeau pour vos potes stoner hipster! Le livre est plus format hors série de magazine, dans le bon sens car c’est assez divers. Plein de facts, d’interviews, de tips, et qui couvre toutes les pratiques de consommation, avec un détour edibles, cultiver soi-même, et un guide touristique. Même si le livre reste superficiel (et globalement très court, il est entièrement illustré), l’autrice a pris la peine de soulever quelques pistes qui sont souvent absentes de ce genre de bouquins (comment gérer les crises de parano et qu’est-ce qui les déclenchent, sur le traitement des personnes inculpées pour du deal, les weed farm qui sous-traitent, le machisme du milieu). On sent que le livre veut sortir du cliché des stoners qui munchmunchent dans leur canapé, tout comme celui des hippies new-age, et globalement on sent l’effort pour refléter l’actuelle grandes variétés des consommateurs de cannabis (qui inclut les deux clichés cités). Le bouquin marchera bien sur les fan de High Maintenance / Broad City / Tuca & Bertie et ce genre de vibes!

[jude · Rating 4 out of 5]

honestly wasn't expecting to read this cover-to-cover, but it's really easy and engaging, so i did. really informative, cute pictures. a very thorough overview of so many different aspects of weed culture--includes interviews with artists, musicians, and writers in addition to the stuff you'd expect, like scientific info about plants and different methods of getting high. because it's an overview of everything, there isn't much depth on any one topic, but it does reference plenty of places to go for more information.

[Carla]

A whole hands worth of thumbs up 👍

[Terese Wheeler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really cute illustrations and I learned a ton of really great information!

[Eddie Gonzales · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for beginners and experienced folk alike. Learned new stuff and there are some good resources in here.

[Char · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve learned so much! I read it page to page like a real book instead of a textbook. Highly recommend to anyone that’s remotely curious about the world of cannabis.