Jones Greg - Cheech & Chongs almost legal book for stoners

2013 by Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong
Published by Running Press,
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Back when everyone wore tie dye and bellbottoms and had roach clips with feathers hanging down from the rearview mirrors of their 57 Chevys, when bongs and joints and soda cans with pinhole bowls sat on stoners wooden-crate coffee tables and grass only came in a few different flavors like Acapulco Gold and California sensimilla and Jamaican and Hawaiian and Thai Stick. We cant get those days back, and sometimes we cant even remember them. And thats why we decided to put this book together.S tonerhood is all about friends and relaxation and mind expansion and fun, and stoners will enjoy learning the best way to improvise a pipe as much as reading about the real story behind 420. Youll hear what wise people from past and present have to say about the magic plant, and get turned on to hundreds of classic stoner ideas and activities.Not sure how to go about getting a bag of bud? Well tell you what to expect from the average dealer, and other ways to score.Not convinced that marijuana is the least harmful pastime compared to alcohol, cigarettes, and every other mind-altering drug? Well prove beyond the shadow of a bong that its true.Need to bone up on how cannabis became illegal, why its still illegal, and what you can do to help make it legal again? Read on.Feeling isolated because you cant find other folks like you, who enjoy partaking in one of Gods greatest gifts to mankind? The reality is, there are many stoners right in your neighborhoodyou just need to brush up on the signs that say, Im cool. And we got that covered.We also name the different strains of weed available today, describe how to make a stash kit, turn you on to freaky smoking games and tricks, give some love to all the dedicated activists who are fighting to legalize it, and give props to the great cannabis festivals held around the world each year. And here and there, we throw in other random stuff just to keep you on your toes.

We have some fun with stoner stereotypes, and dig up and dish out some serious information you probably havent heard before.And whoever and whatever we forget to include in this book, we can always make up for it in Cheech and Chongs Next Book for Stoners.Because marijuana is a good thing.The thing about stonerhood is that its always been about the people. And thats what this book is aboutthe places stoners go, the things stoners say and do, and the stuff that stoners like, plus games and doodling and other trippy activities, too.But you know the main reason why we wrote this book?Because marijuana is a good thing.There, we said it. Its something every stonermillions of themhave great memories of throughout their life, even if theyve forgotten some of them. From the first time you smoked Thai stick out of an apple core at the drive-in movie theater in high school, to the white widow hit you vaporized this morning, the stoner life is something to be proud of and to celebrate and to share and to learn all about.So sit back, light up, and tune in.And one last thing... has anyone seen the lighter?A Brief History of Cannabis from 10,000 BC until Last DecemberThe Early DaysOnce upon a time, approximately a lot of years ago, a seed fell into the ground and a brand new kind of plant started to grow. The leaves came out all bright green and long and pointy and they had these really cool serrated edges and they smelled real nice.

And once the plant grew to be real tall, all the green and purple and red leaves started curling together into little leaf balls, and sugary crystals formed on those balls. And it was a good thing, even though you dont usually want anything growing on your balls.Today we know this plant by the manmade scientific name, Cannabis sativaor just cannabis. We also call it other things, like marijuana, hemp, weed, grass, Mary Jane, bhang, bud, ganja, bamba, ace, 420, herb, kif, tea, or some other code word that one of your friends invented so narcs wouldnt know what youre talking about. There are lots more other names for our favorite plant, but well get to that later.