Until you’ve consumed all of the best Cannabis books, can you even claim to be a true fan?
1. The Cannabis Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to Cultivation & Consumption of Medical Marijuana (2015)
The award winning Cannabis Encyclopedia is the definitive guide to medical marijuana cultivation and consumption. It explains all the essential techniques to grow indoors, outdoors and in greenhouses. All gardening practices are well-researched and illustrated with easy step-by-step examples and instructions. More than 2,000 beautiful color images illustrate this 596-page book. The large 8.5 x 11-inch format, three-column pages are easy to read and packed with up-to-date information that make this book essential for all cannabis gardeners and patients….
2. Cannabis Pharmacy: The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana — Revised and Updated (2017)
In Cannabis Pharmacy, expert Michael Backes offers evidence-based information on using cannabis to treat an array of ailments and conditions. He provides information on how cannabis works with the body’s own system, how best to prepare and administer it, and how to modify and control dosage. This newly revised edition is now completely up-to-date with the latest information on the body’s endocannabinoid system, which is understood to control emotion, appetite, and memory. Delivery methods including e-cigarette and vape designs are also covered here, along with information on additional varietals and a new system for classification….
3. The Cannabis Grow Bible: The Definitive Guide to Growing Marijuana for Recreational and Medicinal Use (2017)
The most comprehensive guide to marijuana gardening ever written is back with all new information and updated advice for cannabis enthusiasts. Over 200 additional pages of all new information are included in this book, from all new lighting equipment and techniques, to highly advanced cannabinoid extraction techniques and detailed, step-by-step gardening guides for novice and professional growers alike.This book contains over 700 pages, with all new photos and step-by-step guides to every aspect of marijuana horticulture, plant breeding, and hash production. Featuring a handy quick start guide at the beginning to allow growers to get…
4. Start Your Own Cannabis Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to the Marijuana Industry (Startup) (2018)
From retailers to growers, producers, and suppliers, there’s a seemingly never-ending list of startup opportunities in this emerging market. In Start Your Own Cannabis Business, cannabis, biotech, and entrepreneurship reporter Javier Hasse introduces forward-thinking entrepreneurs lie you to the industry and shares hard-earned tips and success stories from pioneers and visionaries in the marijuana industry. Take a closer look at the world of weed and what it holds for you and your future as a cannabis entrepreneur. You’ll learn how to:…
5. Cannabis Revealed: How the world’s most misunderstood plant is healing everything from chronic pain to epilepsy (2016)
Did you know you have a widespread receptor system that interacts with the compounds in cannabis? Cannabis Revealed is the only book written by a medical cannabis specialist, explaining the science behind the use of this amazingly therapeutic plant and describing in easy-to-understand detail the recently discovered endocannabinoid system, involved in almost every human physiologic process. Although 28 states have medical cannabis laws, most physicians are reluctant to discuss how this plant may be beneficial to health. Over 4 million people in the…
6. The Cannabis Manifesto: A New Paradigm for Wellness (2015)
The Cannabis Manifesto is both a call to action and a radical vision of humans’ relationship with this healing but controversial plant. Steve DeAngelo, the founder of Harborside Health Center, the world’s largest medical-cannabis dispensary, presents a compelling case for cannabis as a wellness catalyst that must be legalized. His view that there is no such thing as recreational cannabis use challenges readers to rethink everything they thought they knew about marijuana. The Cannabis Manifesto answers essential questions about the plant, using extensive research to fuel a…
7. Beyond Buds, Next Generation: Marijuana Concentrates and Cannabis Infusions (2018)
Beyond Buds Next Generation: Marijuana Extracts and Cannabis Infusions is here! Are you interested in exploring the world of marijuana beyond the bud? In Beyond Buds, Next Generation, ‘Guru of Ganja’ Ed Rosenthal, author of the much-loved Marijuana Grower’s Handbook & Greg Zeman, Assistant Editor at Cannabis Now will walk you step-by-step through the most cutting-edge methods of cannabis consumption. If you want to stay up to date with the latest innovation and developments in the cannabis industry, this book is for you.Beyond Buds, Next Generation is…
8. The Cannabis Health Index: Combining the Science of Medical Marijuana with Mindfulness Techniques To Heal 100 Chronic Symptoms and Diseases (2015)
This comprehensive sourcebook combines evidence-based insights from more than 1,000 studies from cannabinoid and consciousness research to present a convincing case for the powerful healing effects of medical marijuana on over 100 chronic symptoms and diseases. Written by a former paramedic with a PhD in alternative healthcare, this in-depth reference shows that the subtle shifts in awareness commonly observed in cannabis-using patients vastly contribute to these compounds’ therapeutic potential. The Cannabis Health Index is organized into condition-specific…
9. Cannabis: Evolution and Ethnobotany (2016)
Cannabis: Evolution and Ethnobotany is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of the natural origins and early evolution of this famous plant, highlighting its historic role in the development of human societies. Cannabis has long been prized for the strong and durable fiber in its stalks, its edible and oil-rich seeds, and the psychoactive and medicinal compounds produced by its female flowers. The culturally valuable and often irreplaceable goods derived from cannabis deeply influenced the commercial, medical, ritual, and religious practices of…
10. Handbook of Cannabis (Handbooks in Psychopharmacology) (2016)
Truly global in scope and with contributions from leading researchers around the world, The Handbook of Cannabis is the definitive resource on this fascinating drug. Combining scientific perspectives and clinical applications, it covers a vast array of topics, from why over the centuries cannabis has been used as a medicine, through the regulations facing those wishing to self-administer cannabis or provide cannabis-based medicines, to the chemical structure of its many constituents and the rapidly growing group of synthetic cannabinoids that are currently being used for ‘legal highs’.With each chapter written by a…
Best Cannabis Books You Must Read
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Genesis and download some cannabis books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
Pot in Pans: A History of Eating Cannabis
Author(s): Robyn Griggs Lawrence
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Year: 8 May 2019, Size: 7 Mb, Download: epub
ID: 2388840
Cannabis Use Disorders
Author(s): Ivan D. Montoya, Susan R. B. Weiss
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2019, Size: 6 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2310706
High Time: The Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis in Canada
Author(s): Andrew Potter; Daniel Weinstock
Publisher: McGill-Queen’s University Press, Year: 2019, Size: 1 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2338168
Cannabis for Dummies
Author(s): Kim Ronkin Casey, Joe Kraynak
Publisher: For Dummies, Year: 2019, Size: 43 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2368413
Cannabis: A Clinician's Guide
Author(s): Betty Wedman-St.Louis
Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC, Year: 2018, Size: 17 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2226362
The Medical Marijuana Guide: Cannabis and Your Health
Author(s): Patricia C. Frye, Dave Smitherman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Year: 2018, Size: 403 Kb, Download: epub
ID: 2288832
A Woman’s Guide to Cannabis: Using Marijuana to Feel Better, Look Better, Sleep Better–and Get High Like a Lady
Author(s): Nikki Furrer
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, Year: 2018, Size: 3 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2303294
Lessons on Caffeine, Cannabis & Co: Plant-derived Drugs and their Interaction with Human Receptors
Author(s): Angelika Böttger, Ute Vothknecht, Cordelia Bolle, Alexander Wolf
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2018, Size: 7 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2312299
Please note that this booklist is not final. Some books are absolutely chart-busters according to USA Today, others are composed by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.