Reefer Madness (Sloman book)
 First edition | |
| Author | Larry Sloman |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Bobbs-Merrill |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 404 |
| ISBN | 0-672-52423-6 |
| LC Class | HV5822.M3 S54 |
Reefer Madness: The History of Marijuana in America is a book by Larry "Ratso" Sloman, originally published in 1979.[1] The book is a history of social cannabis (also known as marijuana) use in the United States. The book was reissued in 1998 with an introduction by William S. Burroughs.
Reception
Writer Abe Peck gave Reefer Madness a mostly negative review, writing, "Sloman knows what he's talking about; the problem is that he presents his material as a multistyled hash of unsifted information. [...] [H]is reporting is so skeletal you can still see the ribs of a book outline poking through his prose."[2]
The Boston Globe's Lee Grove criticized the book for its pro-cannabis bias and selection of interviewees, whom Grove describes as "[Sloman's] boring pothead friends", while also noting, "I would have expected Sloman to interview at least one major rock star smoking in the seventies – he alludes to so many of them in the book – but he doesn't."[3]
Larry King of Democrat and Chronicle referred to the book as an "exercise in futility", criticizing a lack of details and statistics: "Sloman consistently fails to include any body of information that might lend some credibility to his subtitle, with its claim to be a 'history.' The book reeks of haste and sloppiness."[4]
See also
References
- ^ "High Times Greats: Larry "Ratso" Sloman". High Times. July 9, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Peck, Abe (April 29, 1979). "Some publishers try to score with drug scene". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 15TV. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Grove, Lee (February 11, 1979). "Marijuana history one toke over the line". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. A11. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ King, Larry (February 25, 1979). "Getting low on pot history". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. p. 2G. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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