Spliffs 2

by Tim Pilcher

Spliffs 2, the follow up to bestselling title 'Spliffs', is packed with everything of interest to the cannabis connoisseur. The first chapter contains an analysis of the processes for growing your own strain. There is an examination of the plant (and the very different male and female specimens), plus the arguments for indoor and outdoor growing, hydroponics, an assessment of the best means of cultivation, seeds and hybrids/cross pollination. The second section explores the music behind the drug, from hippy festivals such as Woodstock to the Bob Marley-led reggae explosion. The link between rap music and cannabis and the rise of Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre and Eminem is discussed, as is the success of Afroman's 'Then I Got High' (UK No 1 for three weeks in 2003) and music events like the Up in Smoke Tour and MTV's Cannabis Weekend. Chapter Three is a delight for the discerning smoker. It features more than 50 items of smoking paraphernalia - including bongs, pipes, blunts, vapourisers, hookahs, grinders and scales - specially shot against white backgrounds with explanatory captions. It is a testament to the fact that for many dope smoking is more than a hobby, it's a way of life. Chapter Four features potted biographies of the world's top 50 pot heads, from the obvious (Bob Marley and Howard Marks) to the unlikely (Cary Grant, Pierce Brosnan and Prince Harry), while Chapter Five is styled as a travelogue, taking a snapshot of cannabis use worldwide - where it's best to score and where should definitely be avoided! To end the book there is also a section on cannabis cocktails so you can while away those summer evenings enjoying your favourite tipple mixed with cannabis tincture. Packed with feature spreads including hilarious true life stories, famous dope busts, hemp fashion and herbal highs to name a few, and featuring a comprehensive chronology, Spliffs 2 is the ideal purchase for the dope enthusiast.

Paperback

First published October 1, 2004

Reviews

[Barbi Faye (The Book Fae) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A coffee table-ish type salute to cannabis, the second of its kind. Spliffs 2 mixes practical use, satire, instructions, information, paraphernalia, pictures, heroes and smugglers. This is for the potheads' pothead. It covers cannabis in every part of life, such as in print, on film, in magazines, books, popular slang, tv, events, festivals, and in religion, in art, and in medicine. I enjoy the graphic on the cover that features a burn mark; very nice touch!