Weed

A New Zealand Story

Weed
James Borrowdale
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Paperback
h219 x 154mm - 272pg
2 Jul 2020 NZ
International import eta 7-19 days
9780143774327
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' I just closed my eyes and drifted away. I drifted away to the music but I don' t think I' d ever experienced anything quite so soothing and magical. It was like I was in a magical space. It was beautiful. ' - Jim Mahoney, former drug user Pot, Mary Jane, dope, skunk, grass, hash, green, hooch, herb, ganja, reefer. New Zealand loves weed. It' s the most popular illegal drug in our country and third most popular drug overall, behind alcohol and tobacco, yet it also represents a troubled relationship. In Weed, award-winning journalist James Borrowdale dives in deep to understand that relationship, meeting a fascinating cross-section of New Zealand along the way - a nineteenth-century nun who allegedly grew pot, a bystander to the Mr Asia syndicate, a convicted heroin dealer turned criminologist, people both using and offering the drug for medicinal relief, politicians and law-makers old and new. What' s revealed is an engrossing, heady and sometimes surprising account of New Zealand and weed. Fusing insightful, personal stories with analysis and historical research, Weed lays out the facts as they are - about an issue that can no longer be ignored. ' Borrowdale intertwines his deeply personal journey with a much bigger narrative, bringing to life the strange, compelling and often misunderstood story of cannabis in Aotearoa. ' - David Farrier ' The best book yet on cannabis and New Zealanders. ' - Russell Brown
James Borrowdale is an award-winning journalist and travel writer, and the former online editor of VICE New Zealand. His essays and features have appeared in Metro, North & South, the Sunday Star-Times, Kia Ora, The Spinoff and VICE, among many other publications. Weed is James' s first book. He lives in West Auckland.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780143774327
Published: 2 Jul 2020
Published In: New Zealand
Imprint: Penguin Books (NZ)
Publisher: Penguin Group NZ
Format: Paperback
Height: 219mm
Width: 154mm
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 306g
Pages: 272

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