MARK HASKELL SMITH is the author of four novels, Moist, Delicious, Salty, and Baked, and has written for film and televsion. A contributor to the Los Angeles Times and a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Review of Books, Smith is an assistant professor in the MFA program for Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts at the University of California, Riverside, Palm Desert Graduate Center.
"I like my nonfiction to be both entertaining and edifying, and
Dankness delivers both....If you want to know how the contemporary
cannabis industry operates, Heart of Dankness is the book for you.
But beyond that, Dankness is a great book for anyone with an
inclination towards connoisseurship....the book holds great appeal
beyond the world of marijuana aficionados. Take it from a guy who
hates reggae: I highly recommend picking up Heart of Dankness,
whether you have a doctor’s recommendation or not." -- The
Millions
“[A] globetrotting, journalistic trip through the nerdier echelons
of marijuana development….an insightful and fascinating story” –Los
Angeles Review of Books
"Smith's quest is to discover the essence of 'dankness'. . . .a
stoner's dream job."
--Publishers Weekly
“Witty, civilized and intelligent narcotourism.” –Kirkus
Reviews
“Smith’s colorful and informative report will appeal not only to
pot connoisseurs but also to anyone curious to learn why marijuana
currently outstrips corn as the United States’ largest cash crop.”
—Booklist
"A must-read for those who want to know more about how the best
strains in the world came to be the best." - The 420
Times
"Wickedly entertaining. Mark Haskell Smith goes on a quest
for the world's finest cannabis, and uncovers an obsessive global
subculture of artisanal growers, seed botanists and connoisseurs —
all of them chronically stoned and fiercely competitive, striving
like winemakers to express the terroir of their product and achieve
the ne plus ultra of 'dankness.' Warning: this book may
produce an uncontrollable urge to get high." —Richard Grant, author
of God's Middle Finger and Crazy River: Exploration and Folly in
East Africa
"A genially gonzo ride to the top of the cannabis world.
Haskell Smith's prose crackles with unputdownable verve and his
affection and enthusiasm for his subject are infectious. This
book will change the way you look at the Cannabusiness."
--Heather Donahue, author of Growgirl
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