Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language and Life (Paperback)

~ (Author), Steve Bloom (Author), Tommy Chong (Foreword)

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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

About the Author

Shirley Halperin is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly. Formerly the entertainment editor at Us Weekly, she has also written for High Times and Rolling Stone. Halperin has appeared on MTV, VH1, CNN, Fox, MSNBC, E!, and Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies of All Time. She is based in Los Angeles.

New York-based writer Steve Bloom is a former editor at High Times and the publisher of CelebStoner.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 223 pages
• Publisher: Abrams Image (May 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810994402
• ISBN-13: 978-0810994409
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #61,492 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great conversation starter, that's not all, August 11, 2008

By	C. Barnard (portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is great as a read on it's own or a conversation starter with friends. Want to know how to make a carrot pipe? What about making cannabutter? Not sure what kush is? This book will get you started on the never ending cannabis culture.

The one downside to a book like this is it's lifespan. While i'm sure a lot of the information will be relevant for a long time to come some of it wont. With the development of new strains, smoking techniques, and slang the only way to be up on the jargon is to be a stoner yourself.

Honestly $14 for this book is a steal. So if you want to be educated on the stoner species or you just want something to stare at while your high this book should be in your collection.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So much of a variety!, April 26, 2008

By	Ashley M. Woods (Rome, GA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book covers so much about pot culture. It is great to have around and just look through and read about anything you need to know about the culture. I love this book. I bought two copies when it first came out...one for me and one for my best friend. I've just ordered two more copies for two of my other friends. I consider it a must-have coffee table book for people into this type of stuff. There is such a great variety of information, from definitions to pages dedicated to great musicians, artists, and entertainers, to how-to guides.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, Beautiful Package, April 19, 2008

By	George W. Colombo (Winter Springs, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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It was appropriate that my copy of "Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language and Life" showed up on the very day that Representative Barney Frank filed a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of pot. Steve Bloom's book lavishly and lovingly demonstrates that pot culture is completely interwoven into American culture and that stoners, far from being at society's fringes, have made important contributions to our music, literature, arts, and even science. (One of the book's rare omissions, however, is Carl Sagan and his PBS series, Cosmos.)

For many readers (especially children of the sixties), "Pot Culture" will be a trip down memory lane. For others, it will illustrate the impact that stoner culture is having on today's headlines and cultural trends. In either case, it's a thoroughly entertaining look at an the significant and enduring influence that pot and its legions of aficionados have been exerting on our larger cultural environment for decades.