Mendo : how an unlikely group of rebels turned cannabis into California's cash crop / Charlie Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Charlie, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marijuana industry--California--Mendocino County--History.

Marijuana industry.

Hippies--California--Mendocino County--History.

Hippies.

Marijuana industry--Social aspects--California, Northern.

Counterculture--California, Northern--History.

Counterculture.

Counterculture--Economic aspects--California, Northern.

Urban-rural migration--California--Mendocino County.

Urban-rural migration.

Cannabis--California--Mendocino County--History.

Cannabis.

Mendocino County (Calif.)--History.

Mendocino County (Calif.).

Mendocino County (Calif.)--Social life and customs.

Mendocino County (Calif.)--Economic conditions.

Marijuana--United States--History.

Marijuana.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

321 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Counterpoint edition.

Other Title:

Mendocino County, how an unlikely group of rebels turned cannabis into California's cash crop

How an unlikely group of rebels turned cannabis into California's cash crop

Place of Publication:

California : Counterpoint, 2026.

Summary:

"The solar power industry has weed to thank for its early financing. It's not alone. Mendocino County-or Mendo-sits within California's Emerald Triangle, a sprawling, sparsely populated region that produces roughly 1 billion dollars' worth of weed each year, and since the 1970s, virtually every inhabitant has either been involved in the pot trade or been a beneficiary of it-including the government. Mendo was formed by the confluence of back-to-the-land hippies fleeing San Francisco and longtime locals who held more traditional, conservative beliefs. These two groups shared little in common beyond a strong antiauthoritarian streak and a need to create new opportunities after the logging industry retreated from the region. A tight-knit, backwoods, outlaw culture arose from this uncommon alliance. Mendo tells the fascinating and often humorous story of how, for over fifty years, this cabal of iconoclastic characters not only sustained the county through the illegal cultivation of marijuana, but also developed a de facto legal framework that has been adopted in decriminalization efforts across the United States. Today, Mendo is again on the precipice of economic ruin as the weed industry emerges from the shadows, mirroring challenges faced across the nation where traditional industries that have long sustained working-class communities are in decline, causing suffering, economic strife, and political divisiveness. The story of Mendo, however, offers hope. This scrappy region has reinvented itself before; it can do so again"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781640096912

1640096914

OCLC:

1559775213

Publisher Number:

90104661541