Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language & Life

by Shirley Halperin, Steve Bloom, Tommy Chong (Foreword)

Do you know the difference between burning one and Burning Man? Does using the name Marley as an adjective make total sense to you? Do you chuckle to yourself when the clock strikes 4:20? Are you convinced that the movie Dazed and Confused deserved an Oscar? If you answered "Dude!" to any of these questions, then Pot Culture is the book you've been waiting for.

For those in the know, it's the stoner bible. For novices, it's Pot 101. Either way, Pot Culture encapsulates the history, lifestyle, and language of a subculture that, with every generation, is constantly redefining itself. From exhaustive lists of stoner-friendly movies, music, and television shows to detailed explanations of various stoner tools to celebrity-authored how-tos and an A-Z compendium of slang words and terms, it's the ultimate encyclopedia of pot.

Written by former High Times editors Shirley Halperin (now a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly and a TV talking head) and Steve Bloom (publisher of CelebStoner.com), and featuring contributions by a host of celebrity stoners, including Melissa Etheridge, Maroon 5's Adam Levine, Redman, Steve-O, and America's Next Top Model' s Adrianne Curry, Pot Culture provides the answers the everything you ever wanted to know about pot but were too stoned to ask.

"Pass the Dutchie! Marijuana and rock 'n' roll have been joined at the hip, since, well, ever and that link will be explored in the book Pot Culture by journalist Shirley Halperin and longtime High Times editor Steve Bloom. . . . Essentially an encyclopedia of pot, filled with such top 10 lists as "best stoner movies" and "stoner capitals of the world," plus a "pot-parazzi" section with celebrities sneaking a toke . . ." -- Billboard

Genres: Nonfiction, Drugs, Pop Culture

223 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

Reviews

[Unapologetic_Bookaholic · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book had exactly what I like about reading non-fiction. A lot of interesting information. Great quotes. Obscure references (at least to me)that now make sense when I get the definition.

it shows the vast influence marijuana has on everything and everyone it comes into contact with. I loved reading this book.

[Teodora · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am fascinated with this underground culture and what it has done in the USA and the world in terms of artistic achievement and anti-war mentality cultivation.
It is a reference book, and it works great like one! It is really fun too.

[Kendall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fundamental if youre a smoker

[David Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language and Life by Shirley Halporin (Abrams Image 2007) (363.450+/-). This is a tongue-in-cheek look at the lifestyles and culture of cannabis users. Meh. My rating: 6.5/10, finished 10/30/15.

[Ashley-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite an interesting read.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Learned a bit, laughed a bit, nodded a bit.

[Colleen Weatherly · Rating 4 out of 5]

the dictionary part is awesome. other parts get a little redundant.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's cute enough, it makes a good gift as a coffee table book.