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The Cannabis Manifesto

By: Steve DeAngelo, Willie L. Brown - foreword
Narrated by: Andy Barnett
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An authoritative, persuasive, and riveting call for the legalization and responsible use of medical marijuana, The Cannabis Manifesto is a book whose time has come.

The Cannabis Manifesto is both a call to action and a radical vision of humans' relationship with this healing but controversial plant.

Steve DeAngelo, the founder of Harborside Health Center, the world's largest medical-cannabis dispensary, presents a compelling case for cannabis as a wellness catalyst that must be legalized. His view that there is no such thing as recreational cannabis use challenges listeners to rethink everything they thought they knew about marijuana.

The Cannabis Manifesto answers essential questions about the plant, using extensive research to fuel a thoughtful discussion about cannabis science and law as well as its biological, mental, and spiritual effects on human beings. With a cultural critic's eye peering through the lens of social justice, DeAngelo explains how cannabis prohibition has warped our most precious institutions - from the family to the workplace to the doctor's office and the courtroom. In calling for a realistic national policy on a substance that has been used by half of all Americans, this essential primer will forever change the way the world thinks about cannabis, its benefits, and the laws governing its use.

©2015 Steve DeAngelo (P)2017 North Atlantic Books

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"Steve DeAngelo is the earliest pioneer of socially responsible and patient- and community-centric cannabis distribution. If you are wondering if medical cannabis might help you or a friend or family member, or if you have questions about medical cannabis, or if you’re just trying to figure out what this issue entails, let this book be your guide." (Willie L. Brown Jr., 41st mayor of San Francisco)
"Steve DeAngelo is the kind of devoted activist who normally would get hospitals and schools named after him, if he had been advocating something more mainstream. He is articulate, fiercely tenacious, and lives by his own principles, in life and in business. But as our recent history has shown, he might have something more important than a monument - a victory." (Peter Sagal, host of NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me)
"A pioneering voice in the movement to liberate the cannabis plant and those who rely on it for health and wellness, Steve DeAngelo shares his vision for a more just world in this forward-thinking manifesto." (Aaron Smith, executive director of National Cannabis Industry Association)

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The cure for a sickly world

Couldn't put it down , inspired once again to follow my heart and be the person I'm meant to be.

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Must read/listen

This has so much historical and current information. The passion is clear and inspiring. I am so glad this was recommended to me as I venture into employment with the cannabis industry.

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This book will change peoples lives.

Steve is one of my personal heros. His work in cannabis has truly had a lasting impact on our world and the people who inhabit it. He is a source of inspiration for every young activist such as myself.

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the guy reading keep it interesting and alive

for someone who didn't know much about it marijuana and wanted to learn more, I now feel as though my entire outlook on the clamp there's no longer seen in a bad light. only to reinforce that yet again the government will lie and deceive the American people time and time again.

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best book for cannabis knowledge ever

if you looking for a good book on cannabis knowledge this is it you want to bite because they want to be the New York Times best seller on campus

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Good book

I hope more books like this will be available so people will understand about what this plant can do in terms of health and or well being. Steve DeAngelo is one of the pioneers in the Cannabis Industry.

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Outstanding & comprehensive!

Extremely informative & thorough history of the most misunderstood plant in human history.

Thank you for your life-long dedication to the pursuit of wellness and the right to freedom of access to a medicinal and natural resource.

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Not what I expected

I have the deepest respect and admiration for Steve DeAngelo. He has nearly single-handedly improved the lives of millions of people. I thought that this book would concentrate on the many benefits of the cannabis plant (and indeed it does so). However it is more about the horrors perpetrated by government upon peaceful people. After citing a litany of examples about how government has used lies and misinformation to propagate the war on drugs and cause untold misery and destruction, he goes on to advocate for the same lying, warmongering psychopaths to regulate the budding (excuse the pun) cannabis industry. Government has kept peaceful people in fear and/or incarcerated while enriching itself and its corporate cronies. Why would anyone make the case to further fund their enslavement of humanity. I’d say that you can never find a government solution to a government created problem. The real answer is to rise up and free ourselves from being controlled. A completely free market, unshackled by government regulation, would solve all of the issues that he raises in this book. While I certainly support his mission to provide high quality and safe medication to those in need, I deeply disagree with the tactics that he sets forth. This is a war that must be fought in the hearts and minds of humanity, not a government courtroom. It is the very belief in the myth of government authority that has created these problems from the beginning.

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Amazing

Steve is one of the most knowledgeable on the topic of Cannabis reform. From the grassroots organizations through to Harborside a well written history of Cannabis and the fight for legal medicine

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Steve is my spirit animal

This book has encouraged me to be bold in my own endeavors, to continue pushing the self-imposed limits of humanity. Steve and I will be talking soon :)

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