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Invisible Hand: The Marijuana Business
Offers an in-depth look at the big business of marijuana cultivation and trade by focusing on the careers of several smuggling entrepreneurs, drug enforcement operatives, and other members of the drug war
288 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1986
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June 4, 2021
I read /Invisible Hand: The Marijuana Business/, by Roger Warner:
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The book starts off in boring fashion with interviews with DEA agents and a Colombian mayor, but shifts in to high gear when discussing The Company, Don Steinberg and Pete Wagner's marijuana smuggling and distribution business, where Don and partners were booking more than $100 million profit in cash (annually) from going big in the late 70s.
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The book starts off in boring fashion with interviews with DEA agents and a Colombian mayor, but shifts in to high gear when discussing The Company, Don Steinberg and Pete Wagner's marijuana smuggling and distribution business, where Don and partners were booking more than $100 million profit in cash (annually) from going big in the late 70s.
August 14, 2008
This sure was a fun book to read! The smugglers' stories are interesting, but most interesting were the later chapters which detail the rise of domestic marijuana cultivation, especially the introduction of C. indica to North American smokers. Mr. Warner notes the decline in marijuana popularity since its peak in the late 70's and speculates that it is on its way to becoming a drug mainly for the poor. The sections discussing government policy and law enforcement efforts were alternately boring and entertaining.
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