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'''''Reefer Madness: The History of Marijuana in America''''' is a book by [[Larry Sloman|Larry "Ratso" Sloman]], originally published in 1979. The book is a history of social [[ |
'''''Reefer Madness: The History of Marijuana in America''''' is a book by [[Larry Sloman|Larry "Ratso" Sloman]], originally published in 1979.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hightimes.com/culture/high-times-greats-larry-ratso-sloman/|title=High Times Greats: Larry "Ratso" Sloman|date=July 9, 2020|website=[[High Times]]|language=en-US|access-date=May 31, 2023}}</ref> The book is a history of social [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] (also known as marijuana) use in the United States. The book was reissued in 1998 with an introduction by [[William S. Burroughs]]. |
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==Reception== |
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Writer [[Abe Peck]] gave ''Reefer Madness'' a mostly negative review, writing, "Sloman knows what he's talking about; the problem is that he presents his material as a multistyled hash of unsifted information. [...] [H]is reporting is so skeletal you can still see the ribs of a book outline poking through his prose."<ref>{{cite news|last=Peck|first=Abe|author-link=Abe Peck|date=April 29, 1979|title=Some publishers try to score with drug scene|url=https://newspapers.com/article/the-lincoln-star/150547194/|newspaper=[[The Lincoln Star]]|location=Lincoln, Nebraska|page=15TV|access-date=July 3, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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''[[The Boston Globe]]''{{'}}s Lee Grove criticized the book for its pro-cannabis bias and selection of interviewees, whom Grove describes as "[Sloman's] boring [[wikt:pothead|pothead]] friends", while also noting, "I would have expected Sloman to interview at least one major [[Rock music|rock star]] smoking in the seventies – he alludes to so many of them in the book – but he doesn't."<ref>{{cite news|last=Grove|first=Lee|date=February 11, 1979|title=Marijuana history one toke over the line|url=https://newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/150547384/|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|location=Boston, Massachusetts|page=A11|access-date=July 3, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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Larry King of ''[[Democrat and Chronicle]]'' referred to the book as an "exercise in futility", criticizing a lack of details and statistics: "Sloman consistently fails to include any body of information that might lend some credibility to his subtitle, with its claim to be a 'history.' The book reeks of haste and sloppiness."<ref>{{cite news|last=King|first=Larry|date=February 25, 1979|title=Getting low on pot history|url=https://newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle/150547419/|newspaper=[[Democrat and Chronicle]]|location=Rochester, New York|page=2G|access-date=July 3, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of books about cannabis]] |
* [[List of books about cannabis]] |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 16:25, 3 July 2024
 First edition | |
| Author | Larry Sloman |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Bobbs-Merrill |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 404 |
| ISBN | 0-672-52423-6 |
| LC Class | HV5822.M3 S54 |
Reefer Madness: The History of Marijuana in America is a book by Larry "Ratso" Sloman, originally published in 1979.[1] The book is a history of social cannabis (also known as marijuana) use in the United States. The book was reissued in 1998 with an introduction by William S. Burroughs.
Reception
[edit]Writer Abe Peck gave Reefer Madness a mostly negative review, writing, "Sloman knows what he's talking about; the problem is that he presents his material as a multistyled hash of unsifted information. [...] [H]is reporting is so skeletal you can still see the ribs of a book outline poking through his prose."[2]
The Boston Globe's Lee Grove criticized the book for its pro-cannabis bias and selection of interviewees, whom Grove describes as "[Sloman's] boring pothead friends", while also noting, "I would have expected Sloman to interview at least one major rock star smoking in the seventies – he alludes to so many of them in the book – but he doesn't."[3]
Larry King of Democrat and Chronicle referred to the book as an "exercise in futility", criticizing a lack of details and statistics: "Sloman consistently fails to include any body of information that might lend some credibility to his subtitle, with its claim to be a 'history.' The book reeks of haste and sloppiness."[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "High Times Greats: Larry "Ratso" Sloman". High Times. July 9, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Peck, Abe (April 29, 1979). "Some publishers try to score with drug scene". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 15TV. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Grove, Lee (February 11, 1979). "Marijuana history one toke over the line". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. A11. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ King, Larry (February 25, 1979). "Getting low on pot history". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. p. 2G. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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