Saturday, September 23, 2-4: Author Caitlin Donohue, Meet and Greet, Book Talk, and Signing: "Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas"
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Young people need to know way more about cannabis than “just say no.” In ‘Weed,’ teens hear from people who have gone to jail for cannabis, make their living off it, need it as medicine, and who have vital information on the many ways the drug impacts today’s communities.
Kirkus Reviews says, “Donohue does not skirt the real risks of cannabis, urging readers to wait until they are out of their teens to use it given the unknown risks to developing brains while emphasizing education and responsible use … Solid research and a global perspective create a useful approach focusing on harm reduction.”
About the Book
The book is a collection of interviews with people who have different specialties in cannabis, such as a 14-year-old medical marijuana patient in Buenos Aires, Nez Perce cannabis magazine founder Mary Jane Oatman, a SoCal auto shop owner who was arrested for possession when he was 17, Brazilian anti-prohibition/anti-racism activist Luana Malheiro, the founder of Jamaica's Rastafari Indigenous Village, a University of British Columbia nursing professor, a Peruvian mother whose collective helped bring legal medical marijuana to their country, and many more!