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Weed: A Connoisseur’s Guide to Cannabis
In this loving homage to beautiful bud, author Ellen Holland takes you on a journey into the heart of how cannabis is farmed, produced, and appreciated today.
Now that cannabis is a product available in many parts of America, there have been significant headways in our understanding and appreciation of the botanical . A Connoisseur's Guide to Cannabis steps in to help readers with the buying and tasting tips they need to find the perfect puff .
Join Holland as she and other industry experts discuss cannabis cultivars, their flavors, their effects, and how you can use cannabis in unexpected ways (in food , floral displays , cocktails , as a wellness practice , and much more). Along the way, you'll meet some of the farmers and producers blazing a trail in today's booming cannabis marketplace and delve into the science behind the high .
Learn Find inspiration to appreciate, protect, and preserve cannabis culture as you learn about how it is grown, its magnificent biodiversity, and the sheer pleasure of enjoying it.
Now that cannabis is a product available in many parts of America, there have been significant headways in our understanding and appreciation of the botanical . A Connoisseur's Guide to Cannabis steps in to help readers with the buying and tasting tips they need to find the perfect puff .
Join Holland as she and other industry experts discuss cannabis cultivars, their flavors, their effects, and how you can use cannabis in unexpected ways (in food , floral displays , cocktails , as a wellness practice , and much more). Along the way, you'll meet some of the farmers and producers blazing a trail in today's booming cannabis marketplace and delve into the science behind the high .
Learn Find inspiration to appreciate, protect, and preserve cannabis culture as you learn about how it is grown, its magnificent biodiversity, and the sheer pleasure of enjoying it.
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256 pages, Hardcover
Published December 14, 2021
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May 10, 2021
I had not realised this was a 6-page preview sampler - and from reading these 6 pages, it's left me wanting to read more!
I was intrigued and wanted to educate myself on the uses of marijuana, and really what all the fuss is about.
The media, together with the public's opinion, is a split divide between the positives (and that it should be legalised in the UK), especially as a therapy for so many ailments and the negatives that it stinks, causes paranoia and is addictive.
The book contains beautiful glossy photographs and the 6 pages available offered a practical, factual guide to understanding Cannabis and gave insight to the science behind Cannabis - what chemicals make it potent and how those chemicals are activated. The book included pages of how to enjoy edibles and use raw cannabis as a superfood.
Publication October 12th and I will be looking forward to tracking this book down to read in full.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return of an honest, unbiased review.
I was intrigued and wanted to educate myself on the uses of marijuana, and really what all the fuss is about.
The media, together with the public's opinion, is a split divide between the positives (and that it should be legalised in the UK), especially as a therapy for so many ailments and the negatives that it stinks, causes paranoia and is addictive.
The book contains beautiful glossy photographs and the 6 pages available offered a practical, factual guide to understanding Cannabis and gave insight to the science behind Cannabis - what chemicals make it potent and how those chemicals are activated. The book included pages of how to enjoy edibles and use raw cannabis as a superfood.
Publication October 12th and I will be looking forward to tracking this book down to read in full.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return of an honest, unbiased review.
December 19, 2023
With decriminalization of cannabis throughout Canada and many US States, many first-time users (as well as some longtime users) are seeking advice about this mysterious herbal product that’s touted as a health remedy, painkiller and recreational phenom, now can find loads of fascinating information about this hemp product in a short, yet relatively comprehensive little book, “Weed—Smoke It, Eat It, Grow It, Love It,” by Ellen Holland and first ever female Iron Chef, Cat Cora.
This fun and fact-filled cannabis reference guide discusses sustainable industrial farming of the herb; CBD vs. THC varietals, smells and tastes—finding your perfect blend; recipes for cooking, cocktails and other herbal concoctions; essential oils and aromatics; as well as creative and festive events and activities centered around this herbal essence.
“Weed” is a colorful compendium of fascinating information about cannabis. It’s everything that you always wanted to know, but didn’t know who to ask or where to go for all of the answers.
JoyReaderGirl1 graciously thanks NetGalley, Authors Ellen Holland and Cat Cora, and Publisher The Quarto Group, Inc. for this advanced reader’s copy (ARC) for review.
This fun and fact-filled cannabis reference guide discusses sustainable industrial farming of the herb; CBD vs. THC varietals, smells and tastes—finding your perfect blend; recipes for cooking, cocktails and other herbal concoctions; essential oils and aromatics; as well as creative and festive events and activities centered around this herbal essence.
“Weed” is a colorful compendium of fascinating information about cannabis. It’s everything that you always wanted to know, but didn’t know who to ask or where to go for all of the answers.
JoyReaderGirl1 graciously thanks NetGalley, Authors Ellen Holland and Cat Cora, and Publisher The Quarto Group, Inc. for this advanced reader’s copy (ARC) for review.
April 19, 2021
Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
Weed is an excerpt from the upcoming tutorial and recipe guide by Ellen Holland. Due out in Oct 2021 from Quarto on their Epic Ink imprint, it's 256 pages (excerpt review is only 6 pages) and will be available in hardcover format.
This is a graphically beautiful, photograph heavy, sensible, positive, and factual guide to appreciating and understanding cannabis. It's accessible and easy to use but doesn't shy away from more advanced topics such as terroir, practices, evaluating, and tasting events.
The chapter excerpt contains an overview of some of the amazing attributes of the cannabis plant including enjoying edibles, (including the concept of savory edibles which I had never considered), and raw cannabis as a superfood.
This is certainly an intriguing preview and I'm looking forward to the release. Four stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
Weed is an excerpt from the upcoming tutorial and recipe guide by Ellen Holland. Due out in Oct 2021 from Quarto on their Epic Ink imprint, it's 256 pages (excerpt review is only 6 pages) and will be available in hardcover format.
This is a graphically beautiful, photograph heavy, sensible, positive, and factual guide to appreciating and understanding cannabis. It's accessible and easy to use but doesn't shy away from more advanced topics such as terroir, practices, evaluating, and tasting events.
The chapter excerpt contains an overview of some of the amazing attributes of the cannabis plant including enjoying edibles, (including the concept of savory edibles which I had never considered), and raw cannabis as a superfood.
This is certainly an intriguing preview and I'm looking forward to the release. Four stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
July 6, 2021
This is a really good view into Cannabis from a positive point of view, I found this book really interesting and to be honest, I know absolutely nothing about the plant itself, I've always viewed it as a drug, so aside from all the bad press and hype from the media about how bad weed is for you, how it leaves you with mental health problems, makes you paranoid and is extremely addictive - together with the public opinions for or against, I wanted to find out. about the drug itself for ailments and pain relief and this book explores just that,
We explore edibles and raw cannabis as a superfood, it's surprising, I didn't realise that you could eat it like that, but Holland just throws it into her recipes and it's really refreshing and inspiring, I just assumed wrongly you couldn't do that because it's a drug, but Holland makes you see this plant as just that, a plant.
The pictures in this book are beautiful and I feel I must mention this, it's so nice and really makes the book and the author really deserves high praise for showing us that actually, though Cannabis is a drug that most people use to get high on, there is actually a lot more to it and it has a lot to offer.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review, all opinions are my own.
We explore edibles and raw cannabis as a superfood, it's surprising, I didn't realise that you could eat it like that, but Holland just throws it into her recipes and it's really refreshing and inspiring, I just assumed wrongly you couldn't do that because it's a drug, but Holland makes you see this plant as just that, a plant.
The pictures in this book are beautiful and I feel I must mention this, it's so nice and really makes the book and the author really deserves high praise for showing us that actually, though Cannabis is a drug that most people use to get high on, there is actually a lot more to it and it has a lot to offer.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review, all opinions are my own.
May 29, 2021
No man. Really. I don’t have no Weed.
Posted on May 29, 2021 by michellelovatosbookreviews, world's first book color commentator, book reviews with a twist
Don’t Look. No, don’t look over there. Okay. Seriously. Don’t look. I think someone’s watching me. The weirdest thing happened yesterday. Wait. Backup. I’ll start at the beginning of this story.
I downloaded a Quatro Publishing book entitled, Weed: A Connoisseurs Guide to Cannabis, by Ellen Holland a few weeks ago. You know, Aunt Mary, Dona Juana, ganja, the front yard grass? (I made that last one up.)
Anyway, I downloaded this book and put it on my publishing schedule to review today. Last week I opened this book up and noticed the first chapter had page number 279 on it. Or some crazy number that was not number one, anyway.
The chapter I read was about edible weed products that looked a whole lot like chocolate squares. Hmm. That’s strange. I thought weed was green. Anyway, I scrolled through this chapter full of information on how my little flower buds can be stronger in food if you are not accustomed to it. This is something I can attest to being true, and I’m not going to even tell you how I know this because if you knew who gave me this innocent-looking food product, you wouldn’t believe me anyway.
So, I’m over here accepting that this book starts are on page 279 when I get to the next chapter, which starts with some other number, that was not one.
Well, this freaked me out because I started to think that Quatro Publishing, or this author, must be on some sort of bad trip to be producing a chocolate-covered chapter followed by a mind-bending second chapter that did not start with number one.
I closed this book and decided to come back to it in a few days. And, you will never guess what happened. It disappeared. Right into the air, I guess. First, I get a tiny roach of what I assume is a full book, then, out of nowhere, it disappears. Why? This book doesn’t publish until next October.
I am flummoxed by this development and am starting to wonder if this weed bud of a book was ever on my device at all. I’d like to preview this book for you, reader. But someone at Quatro must have been smoking when they put this thing together in the first place. I guess we’ll all have to wait until October 12 to see what this book is really all about.
Right now, I just really feel like eating me some chocolate. And I just got in trouble for not paying attention to the speaker in front of me. What? There was a speaker?
BoutiquePublishingService@hotmail.com
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Happy are those who respect the Lord and obey him. You will enjoy what you work for, and you will be blessed with good things. Psalm 128: 1-2
Posted on May 29, 2021 by michellelovatosbookreviews, world's first book color commentator, book reviews with a twist
Don’t Look. No, don’t look over there. Okay. Seriously. Don’t look. I think someone’s watching me. The weirdest thing happened yesterday. Wait. Backup. I’ll start at the beginning of this story.
I downloaded a Quatro Publishing book entitled, Weed: A Connoisseurs Guide to Cannabis, by Ellen Holland a few weeks ago. You know, Aunt Mary, Dona Juana, ganja, the front yard grass? (I made that last one up.)
Anyway, I downloaded this book and put it on my publishing schedule to review today. Last week I opened this book up and noticed the first chapter had page number 279 on it. Or some crazy number that was not number one, anyway.
The chapter I read was about edible weed products that looked a whole lot like chocolate squares. Hmm. That’s strange. I thought weed was green. Anyway, I scrolled through this chapter full of information on how my little flower buds can be stronger in food if you are not accustomed to it. This is something I can attest to being true, and I’m not going to even tell you how I know this because if you knew who gave me this innocent-looking food product, you wouldn’t believe me anyway.
So, I’m over here accepting that this book starts are on page 279 when I get to the next chapter, which starts with some other number, that was not one.
Well, this freaked me out because I started to think that Quatro Publishing, or this author, must be on some sort of bad trip to be producing a chocolate-covered chapter followed by a mind-bending second chapter that did not start with number one.
I closed this book and decided to come back to it in a few days. And, you will never guess what happened. It disappeared. Right into the air, I guess. First, I get a tiny roach of what I assume is a full book, then, out of nowhere, it disappears. Why? This book doesn’t publish until next October.
I am flummoxed by this development and am starting to wonder if this weed bud of a book was ever on my device at all. I’d like to preview this book for you, reader. But someone at Quatro must have been smoking when they put this thing together in the first place. I guess we’ll all have to wait until October 12 to see what this book is really all about.
Right now, I just really feel like eating me some chocolate. And I just got in trouble for not paying attention to the speaker in front of me. What? There was a speaker?
BoutiquePublishingService@hotmail.com
BoutiqueBooks@hotmail.com
Happy are those who respect the Lord and obey him. You will enjoy what you work for, and you will be blessed with good things. Psalm 128: 1-2
May 23, 2021
Having recently read a fiction book where the main character (who suffered from PTSD) was prescribed marijuana for medicinal purposes, I was intrigued to know more, then a little taster from this upcoming book was released on NetGalley. Obviously I had to investigate. Now after 6 pages I’m left wanting. There is so much more to marijuana than I ever thought. I knew about smoking dope and space cakes, but when you look into the science, the potential is huge. Cannabis has so much more to offer than just giving teenagers a high, and sadly I was naive enough to think that was its main purpose. An interesting snippet that gave me a lot to ruminate over. Here’s hoping I get the opportunity to review the full book at some point. Hint hint.
January 24, 2022
Full disclosure...this book was written by my fabulous daughter-in-law. Thoroughly researched, comprehensive and fascinating. The book has an amazing amount of information; everything is clearly explained. A must-read for anyone interested in cannabis.
November 1, 2021
*received for free from netgalley for honest review* 3.5, not bad but pretty basic stuff or things i already knew, good for people newer to edibles
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