Weed - A Connoisseur’s Guide to Cannabis

Weed: A Connoisseur’s Guide to Cannabis explores the beauty and bounty of cannabis, taking a journey into the heart of how it is farmed, produced, and appreciated today.

List of contents

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
WEED 101
FRUIT & FLORAL
FUEL & EARTH
CULTIVATION
APPRECIATION
EPILOGUE
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
IMAGE CREDITS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
 

About the author

Ellen Holland has spent years writing, editing, and commissioning cannabis news as the former senior editor of Cannabis Now Magazine. She has edited books focused on marijuana cultivation and strains and has been featured as a panelist at events such as SXSW and the New West Business Summit. Interviewed on KPFA, the first listener-supported non-commercial radio station in the US, Holland has also contributed to publications including the San Francisco Chronicle and AlterNet.

Summary

In this loving homage to beautiful bud, author Ellen Holland takes you on a journey into the heart of how cannabis is farmed, produced, and appreciated today.

Now that cannabis is a product available in many parts of America, there have been significant headways in our understanding and appreciation of the botanical. Weed: A Connoisseur's Guide to Cannabis steps in to help readers with the buying and tasting tips they need to find the perfect puff.

Join Holland as she and other industry experts discuss cannabis cultivars, their flavors, their effects, and how you can use cannabis in unexpected ways (in food, floral displays, cocktails, as a wellness practice, and much more). Along the way, you'll meet some of the farmers and producers blazing a trail in today's booming cannabis marketplace and delve into the science behind the high.

Learn about:

• Blind tasting cannabis
• Cannabis cocktails
• Cannabis dining
• Cannabis terroir
• Luxury innovations
• Weed-focused events
• Sustainable practices

Find inspiration to appreciate, protect, and preserve cannabis culture as you learn about how it is grown, its magnificent biodiversity, and the sheer pleasure of enjoying it.

Product details

• Authors: ELLEN HOLLAND, Ellen Holland
• Assisted by: Cat Cora (Foreword), Cathy Cora (Foreword), Cora Cat (Foreword)
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9780760371084
• ISBN: 978-0-7603-7108-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 254 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 1236 g
• Illustrations: color photos
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, GARDENING / Marijuana Cultivation, Lifestyle & personal style guides, Lifestyle and personal style guides, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Agriculture & Related Industries, Commercial horticulture, Horticulture, HEALTH & FITNESS / Cannabis & CBD