Packed with useful tips and delicious recipes from a slew of celebrities and experts, Weed covers smoking, cooking, and growing cannabis, as well as proper stoner etiquette and a map to must-visit destinations around the world. Not too long ago, it might have seemed impossible that cannabis would step out of the shadows into the mainstream. But now, as legalization sweeps the globe, a new weed culture is evolving with its own set of rules—and thousands of new devotees eager to learn them. Marijuana journalist and former VICE music editor Michelle Lhooq lives in Los Angeles and is at the forefront of this revolution. Through her own expertise as well as interviews with the weed scene's most interesting stars, she presents a captivating glimpse into the wild new frontier of cannabis. This witty, insightful guidebook is the new weed bible. It offers funny and useful tips on how to smoke joints, vapes, and concentrates; make edibles and infused cocktails; grow the plant at home; and find the best cannabis stores. It imparts the wisdom of renowned potheads such as Cheech Marin of Cheech & Chong fame, and pioneering dub music producer Lee 'Scratch' Perry. It also includes interviews with the marijuana industry's most exciting and innovative figures, from a lauded chef who puts on a gourmet cannabis dinner series, to the editors of a weed-centric magazine for women, to a "cannasexual" sex educator, and more. Complete with vibrant new hand-drawn illustrations by the artist Thu Tran, Weed is cutting-edge, comprehensive, and brimming with sparkling personalities—an essential introduction to marijuana for both newbies and die-hards alike.