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    When We Were Criminals: An Interview with Mel Frank

    When We Were Criminals: An Interview with Mel Frank

    Mel Frank [aka James Goodwin], is the co-author, along with Ed Rosenthal, of the 1974 book, The Marijuana Grower’s Indoor/Outdoor Guide, and its expanded 1978 edition, Marijuana Grower’s Guide Deluxe. These two seminal tomes taught countless amateur botanists how to cultivate cannabis and fueled the homegrown revolution of the ‘70s and ‘80s in the United States. As a breeder, he developed the varieties Afghani # 1 and Durban Poison, which, along with Haze, Hindu Kush, and Sku
    Confessions of a Dope Journalist

    Confessions of a Dope Journalist

    I started doing drugs when I was a baby. I picked up a nicotine habit when I was a zygote, then a few months after my birth, I started hitting the barbiturates. My mother tells the story like this: I cried a lot, more than most. It was a raw deal, swapping out warm, amniotic bliss for the sights and sounds of living. She took me to the doctor and explained what was wrong with me. I was a malcontent, easily disturbed. He gave her a script for Phenobarbital. She mushed it in wi
    No Easter #2: The Monster on the Box

    No Easter #2: The Monster on the Box

    Gene settles into his new life as a janitor, and the unexpected appearance of a 700-foot-tall monster in Japan causes the crew to question its origins. ------------------------------ When I returned to work after Thanksgiving weekend, word was going around that I wasn’t exactly the Paul Bunyan of the cleaning industry that they had hoped I was going to be. My two-hour lunches had done a lot to sow unrest among the staff. Since he couldn’t fire me, Mealy, the foreman, decided
    The Day Lemmy Taught Me About Speed

    The Day Lemmy Taught Me About Speed

    The King and I

    The King and I

    The Legend of White Boy Rick

    The Legend of White Boy Rick

    No Easter #3: Pine Oil Blues

    No Easter #3: Pine Oil Blues

    Emily

    Emily

    When We Were Criminals: An Interview with Mel Frank

    When We Were Criminals: An Interview with Mel Frank

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