Writing a book about the inner workings of America’s marijuana industry, where the lines between what is legal and what is not so legal are so blurry as to defy definition, is no easy task. By definition, however, the risks facing the subjects of such a manuscript are far greater than those faced by the writer. Therefore, I’d like to thank everyone who spoke to me for this book and who helped me with my coverage of the medical marijuana movement for OC Weekly over the past sixteen years.
Many of these sources appear in this book, although for obvious reasons and where clearly stated, I couldn’t always use their real names. I’d also like to thank my editor and partner in crime at the Weekly, Gustavo Arellano, for his support of my efforts, as well as Voice Media Group for giving me permission to use previously published material from my years of work on this project. As always, thanks also to my literary agent, Jill Marsal, and to my wife, Claudia, for her guidance and support.