Hairy Pothead thinks he is an ordinary boy - until he is rescued by a biker, gets a glass bong, rides the Magic Bus, lives in a Cannabis Castle, attends Hempwards School of Herbcraft and Weedery, learns to play Qannabbi, does battle with a policeman, and smokes tons of marijuana. The reason: Hairy Pothead is a Weedster! Come along with Hairy Pothead and his two best friends, Herbonme Stranger and Gon Weedly. Meet the giant biker Hogride, Hempwards Master Head Alwaze Duinthadope, Professors Moruvva McGanjagal and Vacuous Vape, and all the rest of the Hempwards staff! Hairy Pothead is a hilarious and subversive parody which will be enjoyed by anyone who gets a kick out of cannabis.
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Potter Rotters CHEEKY cannabis fans have transformed Harry Potter into a dope-smoking "hero" called Hairy Pothead. "Hairy" is a "weedster" instead of a wizard. He studies at Hempwards School of Herbcraft and Weedery, where the teachers include headmaster Alwaze Duinthadope and Professor McGanjagal. Students at Hempwards are told that essential items of equipment include a glass "bong", or cannbis pipe, brass scales, a herb grinder and a "stash tin". The spoof is due to be published by Canadian magazine Cannabis Culture but Harry Potter author JK Rowling is unlikely to be amused. She has launched legal action in the past to protect her copyright. --Scotland Daily Record, Sept 23, 2007
Vancouver authors pen Hairy Pothead & The Marijuana Stone A federal NDP candidate has written a book that reads like something J.K. Rowling might have conjured up, if she smoked B.C. bud. It is called Hairy Pothead and features a character with the same name who lives an ordinary life until he is rescued by a biker, gets a glass bong and is taken to Cannabis Castle where he attends Hempwards School of Herbcraft and Weedery and smokes a lot of marijuana. The parody of Rowling's hit Harry Potter series is written by Dana Larsen, the NDP candidate in the riding of West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast. Mr. Larsen's Hairy Pothead learns to play Qannabbi instead of Quidditch, meets Delirious Bake instead of Sirius Black -- and on it goes with other Rowlingesque characters such as Master Head Alwaze Duinthadope. He is not concerned that Hairy Pothead might put off voters who do not share his enthusiasm for weed, Mr. Larsen said. --Canada's National Post, Sept 21, 2007
B.C. bud inspires hemp-tinged parody of Harry Potter series BY Doug Ward Dana Larsen has written his own version of the Harry Potter series. Larsen has read all seven of the Potter fantasy novels and is a big Rowling fan. He acknowledges that others have called forth Harry or Hairy Pothead parodies, but said he's the first to roll the concept into a book. He said he hopes to follow Rowling's example and write sequels if his initial offering is popular. "If I attract only a tiny fraction of the audience Harry Potter got, then my book will be a bestseller." --Vancouver Sun, Sept 21, 2007
Vancouver authors pen Hairy Pothead & The Marijuana Stone A federal NDP candidate has written a book that reads like something J.K. Rowling might have conjured up, if she smoked B.C. bud. It is called Hairy Pothead and features a character with the same name who lives an ordinary life until he is rescued by a biker, gets a glass bong and is taken to Cannabis Castle where he attends Hempwards School of Herbcraft and Weedery and smokes a lot of marijuana. The parody of Rowling's hit Harry Potter series is written by Dana Larsen, the NDP candidate in the riding of West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast. Mr. Larsen's Hairy Pothead learns to play Qannabbi instead of Quidditch, meets Delirious Bake instead of Sirius Black -- and on it goes with other Rowlingesque characters such as Master Head Alwaze Duinthadope. He is not concerned that Hairy Pothead might put off voters who do not share his enthusiasm for weed, Mr. Larsen said. --Canada's National Post, Sept 21, 2007
B.C. bud inspires hemp-tinged parody of Harry Potter series BY Doug Ward Dana Larsen has written his own version of the Harry Potter series. Larsen has read all seven of the Potter fantasy novels and is a big Rowling fan. He acknowledges that others have called forth Harry or Hairy Pothead parodies, but said he's the first to roll the concept into a book. He said he hopes to follow Rowling's example and write sequels if his initial offering is popular. "If I attract only a tiny fraction of the audience Harry Potter got, then my book will be a bestseller." --Vancouver Sun, Sept 21, 2007
About the Author
Dana Larsen was the editor of Cannabis Culture Magazine for 10 years (1994-2004) and is the author of the Pot Puzzle Fun Book. Dana is currently the manager of the Vancouver Seed Bank, which sells marijuana seeds (and many other plant varieties) by mail-order across Canada.
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Funniest Book I've Read in Ages!!!,
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This review is from: Hairy Pothead & the Marijuana Stone (Paperback)
I enjoyed this extremely clever book immensely; it had me laughing out loud at times and I didn't want it to end. Written in the satiric tradition of Jonathan Swift and Paul Krassner, Larsen masterfully blends together the best elements from Harry Potter and The da Vinci Code with Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. Much more than just a hilarious, sidesplitting parody, this wondrous and brilliantly-devised tale teaches young people about the secret culture of cannabis and psychedelics. The delightful analogies between the hidden worlds of magic and cannabis, muggles and squares, are unusually creative and highly insightful. Filled with lots of unexpected twists and turns, this page turner had me savoring every last word. I can't wait for the sequel!
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wonderfully worded.........until the end.(some spoilers),
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When I Ordered this book via Amazon I had to throw in the one-day shipping because I couldn't wait. I even ordered an extra copy for my pot dealer with the confidence it woudn't let my expectations down. When I first started reading I couldn't stop only to rub the burning sensation out of my eyes from the all the blunt smoke., I was hooked by the way the words flowed so good on paper. The way the writer mixed in the story with everything pot-related made me even more interested on what the plot twist would be. Along with the slick wording comes pictures that simply pop out of the page. The only problem was there was not enough pictures, just enough to leave you wanting more eye candy. After really getting into the story, my interest suddenly started to fade away as I realized I knew exactly what was going to happen.....[[[[[[spoiler]]]]]]]]>>>> The fact of the matter is the author of this book stole the ending from "The Da vinci code" a story that has been told over and over again.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<{{{{{{{Spoiler}}}}}}}}} The Ending of the Hairy Pot-head story was good enough to keep me a fan but, the ending really made me really consider burning the book. I generously gave it 4 stars only because I feel the writers of Hairy Pothead are Pioneers in the Cannabis Culture.
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