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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
informative
fast-paced
informative
slow-paced
Felt like I was reading an essay. Graphic novels should be artistic/creative, not sure why the book was in this medium without taking advantage of it. I also feel if it's taking an approach of being informative/essay-like, it needs to embed more sources.
informative
Great for anyone looking for a basic overview of the history of cannabis and how it has been criminalized, particularly in the US.
informative
medium-paced
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
I'm coming to realize that I quite like Brown's work. Always a great blend of information and humor.
- Illustrations are penciled with a Staedler Mars Lumigraph 3H and 5H pencils, inked with a Pentel Pocket Brush Pen and 08 Micron pen on Canson Recycled Bristol, cleaned up and toned with Photoshop CC and Wacom tablet
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
I'm on a mission to finish everything Box Brown has published and this was one of the last on my list - largely because I simply couldn't find a copy, but I finally got one through ILL. I can always trust Brown to churn out the best nonfiction graphic novels on the market and Cannabis is no exception. While I was vaguely aware of the history of cannabis use in America, there were so many details I either hadn't known or had drastically misunderstood. I was particularly surprised to learn about the connection between the campaign for legalization in California and the AIDS crisis. I also hadn't realized just how much the plot to criminalize cannabis had been lead by a single person.
I did feel like the book ended fairly abruptly and it would have been nice to see Brown's thoughts on what the future of legalization (or illegalization) might look like in America and who might be affected by changes. At the very least, I was expecting him to address how many people are currently incarcerated for possession of a drug that has since been legalized in their state.
I did feel like the book ended fairly abruptly and it would have been nice to see Brown's thoughts on what the future of legalization (or illegalization) might look like in America and who might be affected by changes. At the very least, I was expecting him to address how many people are currently incarcerated for possession of a drug that has since been legalized in their state.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol
Moderate: Racism, Police brutality
Another superb non-fiction comic from Box Brown that demonstrates the real reefer madness may be found among the anti-marijuana advocates. Not a new argument (as demonstrated by the extensive bibliography of source material going as far back as the 1920s), but a timely one to make.
informative
fast-paced