Chris Conrad's latest book, The Newbie's Guide to Cannabis and the Industry, with Jeremy Daw.

Chris Conrad’s latest book, The Newbie’s Guide to Cannabis and the Industry, with Jeremy Daw.

As cannabis hemp / marijuana moves ever further into the mainstream, this well-rounded guidebook is timely and essential reading. 

Hemp. Marijuana. Pot. Reefer. Dabs. Call it what you like, cannabis has gone mainstream in the USA — and a red-hot new economy is emerging around this ancient, venerable plant.

The new book by Chris Conrad and Jeremy Daw 

In The Newbie’s Guide to Cannabis and the Industry, world famous cannabis expert, author and museum curator Chris Conrad and co-author Jeremy Daw of theLeafOnline.com take an inside look at what’s going on from consumer to seed in the world of weed — and how you might be able to profit from it! Even if you’re not a newbie, this book will help you move forward and have a positive experience with cannabis. A great gift for you-know-who.

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Contents

Introduction: Welcome To The World of Cannabis …………… 4

Chapters:

Meet The Cannabis Plant ……………………………………………. 6

How Did We Get Here? ……………………………………………. 16

Consuming Cannabis…………………………………………………. 34

Medical Marijuana ……………………………………………………. 48

The Experience of Getting High …………………………………. 60

The Slippery Slope of Prohibitionism…………………………… 70

Cannabis’ Natural Part In Society ……………………………….. 78

Sinse and Sensibility…………………………………………………… 92

Connecting With Your Stakeholders ………………………….. 100

Surviving The Cannabis Market……………………………….. 118

Business Operations ……………………………………………….. 130

Growing Cannabis for Fun, Medicine or (Non-) Profit … 144

Harvesting & Processing …………………………………………. 162

Propagation & Breeding …………………………………………. 174

Ancillary Markets…………………………………………………… 182

Time for Hemp ………………………………………………………. 194

17.Looking Past Prohibition…………………………………………… 218

Appendices………………………………………………………………….. 224