Everything is more fun when you know more about it. If you’re starting a pot library, here are a few titles you might want to score for your shelves for starters.
10% THC, A Cannabis Tale, Frank William “Eagle Bill” Wood
The Benefits of Marijuana: Physical, Psychological and Spiritual, Joan Bello
The Big Book of Buds, Ed Rosenthal
The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World, Michael Pollan
Budding Prospects: A Pastoral, T. Coraghessan Boyle
Build This Bong, Randy Stratton
The Cannabible, Jason King
Cannabis: A History, Martin Booth
Cannabis Alchemy: Art of Modern Hashmaking, D. Gold
The Cannabis Breeder’s Bible: The Definitive Guide to Marijuana Genetics, Cannabis Botany and Creating Strains for the Seed Market, Greg Green
The Cannabis Companion, Steven Wishnia
The Cannabis Cookbook, Tim Pilcher
Cannabis Cultivation: A Complete Grower’s Guide, Mel Thomas
The Cannabis Grow Bible: The Definitive Guide to Growing Marijuana for Recreational and Medical Use, Greg Green
Cannabis—Philosophy for Everyone: What Were We Just Talking About, Fritz Allhoff
Cannabis Trips, Bill Weinberg
Cheech & Chong: The Unauthorized Autobiography, Thomas Chong
Cooking with Cannabis: The Most Effective Methods of Preparing Food and Drink with Marijuana, Hashish, and Hash Oil, Adam Gottlieb
Cultivating Exceptional Cannabis: An Expert Breeder Shares His Secrets (Marijuana Tips Series), DJ Short
Dank: the Quest for the Very Best Marijuana: A Breeder’s Tale, Subcool
The Emperor Wears No Clothes: The Authoritative Historical Record of Cannabis and the Conspiracy Against Marijuana, Jack Herer
The Great Books of Cannabis, Book II, Laurence Cherniak
The Great Books of Hashish, Book 3 (The Great Books of Hashish 1st Trilogy), Laurence Cherniak
Grow Great Marijuana: An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World’s Finest Cannabis, Logan Edwards
Hashish, Robert Connell Clarke
The I Chong: Meditations from the Joint, Thomas Chong
The Little Black Book of Marijuana: The Essential Guide to the World of Cannabis, Steve Elliot
Marihuana: The Forbidden Medicine, Lester Grinspoon
Marijuana Botany: An Advanced Study: The Propagation and Breeding of Distinctive Cannabis, Robert Connell Clarke
Marijuana Garden Saver: Handbook for Healthy Plants, J. C. Stitch
Marijuana Grow Basics: The Easy Guide for Cannabis Aficionados, Jorge Cervantes
Marijuana Grower’s Handbook: Your Complete Guide for Medical and Personal Marijuana Cultivation, Ed Rosenthal
Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower’s Bible, Jorge Cervantes
Marijuana Indoors: Five Easy Gardens, Jorge Cervantes
Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?, Steve Fox
The Marijuana-logues: Everything About Pot That We Could Remember, Arj Barker
Marijuana Medical Handbook: Practical Guide to Therapeutic Uses of Marijuana, Dale H. Gieringer
Marijuana Myths Marijuana Facts: A Review Of The Scientific Evidence, Lynn Zimmer
Marijuana Reconsidered, Lester Grinspoon
Medical Marijuana Handbook, Dale Gieringer and Ed Rosenthal
The Official High Times Field Guide to Marijuana Strains, Danny Danko
The Official High Times Pot Smokers Handbook, David Bienenstock
The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis, Julie Holland M.D.
Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language and Life, Steve Bloom
Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes, by Terry Southern
Reefer Madness: A History of Marijuana, Larry Sloman
Reefer Movie Madness: The Ultimate Stoner Film Guide, Steve Bloom
The Science of Marijuana, Leslie L. Iversen
Shattered Lives: Portraits from America’s Drug War, Mikki Norris
Spliffigami: Roll the 35 Greatest Joints of All Time, Chris Stone
Spliffs: A Celebration of Cannabis Culture, Nick Jones
Understanding Marijuana: A New Look at the Scientific Evidence, Mitchell Earleywine
Weed: 420 Things You Didn’t Know (or Remember) about Cannabis, I.M. Stoned