Reefer Madness

Reefer Madness a classic in the annals of hemp literature is the popular social history of marijuana use in America. Beginning with the hemp farming of George Washington author Larry Ratso Sloman traces the fascinating story of our nation''s love-hate relationship with the resilient weed we know as marijuana. Herein we find antiheroes such as Allen Ginsberg Robert Mitchum (the first Hollywood actor busted for pot) Louis Armstrong (who smoked pot every day) the Beatles and more rapscallions standing up for supporting smoking and politicizing the bounties of marijuana. With a new afterword by Michael Simmons who has written for Rolling Stone LA Weekly and High Times on the progress of the hemp movement and the importance of medical marijuana Reefer Madness is a classic that goes on.