Chasteen, John Charles, 1955-

Getting high : marijuana through the ages / John Charles Chasteen. - pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter One: Getting High Trouble with the Police Meet the Cannabis Plant Chapter Two: American Century The Early Years The Marihuana Tax Act, 1937 Rise and Fall of the Counterculture Drug War, Culture War Chapter Three: Atlantic World Hemp and Rum, Strategic Resources Mexico, and a Mystery Colombia and Jamaica Brazil and the African Connection Africa, South of the Congo River Chapter Four: Medieval Hashish Wine versus Hashish Hashish Eaters God's Unruly Friends The Assassin Legend Not for Everybody Chapter Five: Asian Origins Historic India The Prehistoric Eurasian Steppes The Silk Road and Beyond The Earliest Horizon Chapter Six: Epiphanies Glossary Sources and Asides Index About the Author.

9781442254695 (cloth : alk. paper)

2015027167


Marijuana abuse--History.
Marijuana--History.

HV5822.M3 / C43 2016

362.29/509