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| Author | Box Brown |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction, graphic novel |
| Published | 2019 |
| Publisher | First Second Books |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 244 |
| ISBN | 9781250154088 |
| OCLC | 1028217174 |
Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America is a 2019 nonfiction graphic novel [1] by Box Brown.
Publishers Weekly found it to be a "useful" historical review that "finds the drug's restriction is based on racism and falsehoods", and that it "will inform anyone curious about cannabis’s history in America". [2] NPR's review said Brown's story presentation and technique provided "perfect support for stories freighted with layers of misinformation and irony" like this examination of "the drug's history and the century-long, globe-spanning crusade against" cannabis. [3] Hollywood Reporter's review noted how Brown showed the pseudo-scientific studies that justified the initial U.S. prohibition were "strange and wonderful things — especially when they were exploring such hot-button topics as the effect that cannabis use has on people in an era when Reefer Madness was taken seriously as a cautionary tale". [4]
- Lehoczky, Etelka (April 3, 2019). "Beyond 'Reefer Madness': Box Brown's Graphic History Tells Story Of A Maligned Plant". NPR.
- "Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America", Publishers Weekly (book review), November 12, 2018
- Mcmillan, Graeme (May 2, 2018). "Andy Kaufman Biographer Turns Attention to Cannabis in New Graphic Novel". Hollywood Reporter (book review).
- Osicki, J. (January 25, 2019), "Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America by Box Brown", Library Journal (book review)
- Dominic Umile (March 20, 2019).
"America's Racist War on Drugs Explored in Comics".
hyperallergic.com.
Philadelphia cartoonist Box Brown examines marijuana — where it came from, its life in the US, and, importantly, the breathless national campaign to demonize a certain segment of its users.
- "Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America by Box Brown", Kirkus Reviews (book review), February 2019
- Hans Rollmann (June 17, 2019). "Box Brown Takes on the Ultimate Weed Killer in 'Cannabis'". PopMatters.