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241 pages ; 24 cm How the future of post-legalization marijuana farming can be sustainable, local, and artisanal. What will the marijuana industry look like as legalization spreads Will corporations sweep in and create Big Marijuana, flooding the market with mass-produced weed Or will marijuana agriculture stay true to its roots in family farming, and reflect a sustainable, local, and artisanal ethic In Craft Weed, Ryan Stoa argues that the future of the marijuana industry should be powered by small farms--that its model should be more craft beer than Anheuser-Busch. To make his case for craft weed, Stoa interviews veteran and novice marijuana growers, politicians, activists, and investors. He provides a history of marijuana farming and its post-hippie resurgence in the United States. He reports on the amazing adaptability of the cannabis plant and its genetic gifts, the legalization movement, regulatory efforts, the tradeoffs of indoor versus outdoor farms, and the environmental impacts of marijuana agriculture. To protect and promote small farmers and their communities, Stoa proposes a Marijuana Appellation system, modeled after the wine industry, which would provide a certified

Author

Ryan Stoa

Publisher

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9780262349574

Subjects

Health & Fitness, Agriculture, Lifestyle

Updated

2026-03-24