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High: Confessions of a Pot Smuggler

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This book is indeed a wild ride into the life, heart and soul of not just an ordinary man but a man who against all odds lived to tell the tale. In a world where drugs and addiction are made light of, and our penal systems overflow with the broken lives and souls of our neighbors, our doctors, our lawyers, our teachers, and our brothers and sisters, this is indeed a story that needed to be told. It is not just about of the adventures of a smuggler, but the journey we all take on one level or another to come home to ourselves. It highlights the sheer audacity of legal systems around the world, treating a disease as a criminal offense instead of the medical condition that it is. I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone, there is something for all of us in this book.

Told with raw truth, intelligence and compassion. A journey on a run-away life. Danger and daring holding hands with a traveller who couldn't get off the speeding train. From the dangerous scene of Columbian cocaine to bringing in the largest marijuana shipments in U.S. history, the spectaclar crash was soon to come. Fun and ferocity juggling a basically good human being. The example of inequity of laws regarding the herb marijuana as opposed to, say, all the giant liquor companies, is stunning. A book difficult to leave alone until you finish reading it. And after that, it still takes up space in your mind.

The author makes smuggling sound easy,its not.Although millions smoke marijuana/hashish worldwide and cant see why it is illegal the authorities treat trafficars worse than murderers as Brian finds out.Brian crops up in 'Reefer'by Tony Thomson.Both books show the extraordinary lengths the authorities go and how ruthless they are.High is well written and provides an insight into a trade that allows the rest of us our joint or line.

I really looked forward to reading this book having seen the stories about Brian O'Dea's advertisements in the LA papers. "High" was an interesting enough read but I would have given the book a higher rating had there been less time spent on the author's prison experiences. I did not come away from his story thinking he was a smart man in spite of his smuggling accomplishments. Nevertheless I recommend the book.

More fun than your first trip to Disneyland. Scarier than the Haunted Mansion. And...the Teacups...oh the Teacups that spin us around for thrills and make us sick at the same time. This guy's honesty will raise your consciousness to a HIGHer level.