Big Weed (28 page)

access to,
90
,
131

badges,
86

Big Pharma and,
203

California and,
150
,
227

Colorado and,
4
,
13
–14,
16
–17,
30
–31,
109
,
138
,
143
,
154
,
158
,
160
,
225

Federal government and,
123

legal history,
39
–40,
42

Green Man Cannabis and,
3
,
9
,
50
–51,
63
,
86
,
89
–90,
96
–97,
113
–14,
162
–66

growing acceptance across U.S.,
5
,
93
,
116
–17,
190
,
198
–99,
201

law and,
203
,
207
,
213

medical community and,
37
,
116
,
143
,
206
,
208
,
218

Nevada and,
170
–71

politics and,
122
,
203
–4,
228

potency,
134

red cards,
90

see also
marijuana

Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division (MMED),
90
–91,
154

Mellon, Andrew,
43
,
226

mergers,
102

methamphetamine,
233

Method Man,
187

Mexico

border,
75
–76

drug trade and,
76
,
83
,
227

laborers in U.S.,
37
–38,
42

U.S. marijuana laws and,
37
–38

micromovement,
205

MLDS (marijuana legalization denial syndrome),
88
–89,
94

National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse,
42
,
226

National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML),
150
,
160
,
230
,
232

nausea,
3
,
17
,
121
–22,
125
–26,
225
, 230

Netherlands,
36
41,
148
–49,
152
,
226

Nevada,
11
,
37
,
170
–72,
174

nicotine,
114
,
124
,
209

Nixon, Richard,
7
,
42
,
92

Oakland, California,
150

Obama, Barack,
81
,
157
,
163

odor,
45
,
139
,
144

OG Kush (strain),
32
,
132
–33

Oregon,
6

organized crime,
5

orphan diseases,
117

Overgrown.com,
132

pain management,
17
,
30
–31,
68
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122
,
126
,
127
,
132
,
134
,
137
,
204
,
225
,
230

paranoia,
19
,
39
,
62

permits,
68
–69,
89

potency,
9
,
35
–36,
125
,
139
,
201

power usage,
56
–57

see also
electrical systems

Prohibition,
5
,
11
,
38
,
225

public health issues,
208
–10

racism,
37

Reagan, Nancy,
91
,
227

Reagan, Ronald,
227

recreational marijuana use,
3
,
6
,
33
,
109
,
111
,
138
,
158
,
160
,
164
,
166
,
184
,
190
,
196
,
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–99,
202

Redman,
187
,
233

Reefer Madness
(film),
7
,
39
–40,
42
,
115
,
226

religion,
32
,
114
,
189

Richmond, Audra,
102

Ritter, Bill,
4

Rockefeller, John D.,
43
,
226

Romney, Mitt,
157

Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library,
227

Roosevelt, Franklin D.,
38

Rooster Magazine,
128

Rose, Charlie,
169

Rosenbaum, Marsha,
229

Rosenthal, Ed,
123
,
143
–52,
163
,
222
,
226
–27,
231

Roskam, Arjan,
151

ruderalises,
31

SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation),
160
,
232

safety

drug,
7
,
93
,
124
,
160
–61,
204
,
208
–9,
230

financial,
77
,
82

laws and,
39
,
149

workplace,
207

Sam Adams beer,
7
,
139

sativas,
31
,
71
,
127
,
130
,
144
,
168
,
227

Scarface
(film),
83

Schedule I drugs,
40
,
123

Schedule III drugs,
123

Schlosser, Eric,
92
,
228

Schultz, Howard,
8
,
184
,
196

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),
23

Seeger, Pete,
143

Sensi Seeds,
145
,
152
,
206
,
227
,
231

setbacks,
61
–63

Shafer Commission,
226

Shakespeare, William,
32
–33,
37
,
226

Sidwell, Kim,
169

SkunkBerry (strain),
71
,
96
,
139
–40,
184
,
200
,
226
–27

smoking,
34
,
124
–25,
136
,
201
,
209

smuggling,
111
,
204
,
227

Soma Seeds,
149
–50,
231

South Dakota,
116
–17

speed, growing and,
57
–58

standardization,
125
,
201

Starbucks,
3
,
7
,
139
,
184
,
200

strains of marijuana

Ghost Train Haze,
168
–69,
176
,
184
,
214
,
232

Hells Angels OG Kush,
130
–33,
231

Jack Herer,
71
,
130
,
145
,
227
,
231

Kush,
132
,
231

list of,
32
,
59

OG Kush,
32
,
132
–33

SkunkBerry,
71
,
96
,
139
–40,
184
,
200
,
226
–27

stress,
68
,
132
,
204

substance abuse,
6
,
40
,
160
–61,
207
–8

taxes,
11
,
22
,
38
–39,
74
,
80
–81,
84
,
99
,
158
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176
,
196
,
199
,
202
–3,
205
,
213

Tell Your Children
(film),
39

terpenes,
144
,
231

Texas,
37

THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)

cannabinoids and,
116
,
123

drug testing and,
162
,
207

effect on human body,
125

Hells Angels OG Kush and,
132

industrial hemp and,
205
–6

levels in marijuana,
32
–33,
35
–37,
226
,
229

marijuana plants and,
144

medical benefits of,
125

ruderalises,
32

tolerance and,
134

vaporizers and,
124
,
209

tinctures,
116
–17,
125
,
209

tobacco,
6
,
8
,
32
–33,
42
,
124
–25,
153
,
158
,
182
,
202
–3,
207
–8

tolerance (legal),
26

tolerance (physical reaction),
134
–35,
137
,
231

U.S. Justice Department,
81
,
226

Utah,
37

vaporizers,
30
,
124
–25,
136
,
229

Vietnam War,
40

Visher, Barb,
98
,
102
,
135
,
167
,
172
,
222

warehouses,
45
,
54
,
56
,
100
,
105
–6,
109
–10,
113
,
199
,
204

Washington,
6
,
18
,
162
–63,
190
,
196
,
201

Washington, George,
33
,
205
,
226

wine, compared to marijuana,
15
,
34
–35,
108
,
159
,
201
,
207

Woodstock Festival,
7
,
35
,
201

World War II,
40
,
105

Wyoming,
37

About the Author

Christian Hageseth is a seasoned entrepreneur in the food, finance, and real estate industries and the founder of Green Man Cannabis, the most innovative legal marijuana company in the country, which has twice won the highest award in the industry for growing the best weed in the world. In 2012 and 2014, Green Man Cannabis won the High Times Cannabis Cup, the marijuana industry's highest award for product excellence. He lives in Denver, CO. He can be reached at
[email protected]
.

BIG WEED.
Copyright © 2015 by Christian Hageseth. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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Hageseth, Christian, 1968–

Big weed : an entrepreneur's high-stakes adventures in the budding legal marijuana business / Christian Hageseth with Joseph D'Agnese.

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1. Hageseth, Christian, 1968– 2. Marijuana—United States. 3. Marijuana industry—United States. 4. Marijuana—Law and legislation—United States. I. D'Agnese, Joseph. II. Title.

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