Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Cannabis 5
Chapter 1: Taking the Nickel Tour 7
Chapter 2: Brushing Up on Cannabis Anatomy and Chemistry 27
Chapter 3: Steering Clear of Legal Trouble 45
Chapter 4: Tackling Cannabis Politics and Culture 63
Part 2: Buying, Storing, and Using Cannabis 71
Chapter 5: Buying and Storing Cannabis 73
Chapter 6: Choosing and Visiting a Cannabis Dispensary 85
Chapter 7: Consuming Cannabis 101
Chapter 8: Using Cannabis Safely and Responsibly 121
Part 3: Reaping the Potential Benefits of Medical Marijuana 139
Chapter 9: Using Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes 141
Chapter 10: Using Pot for Pets 175
Part 4: Grasping the Basics of Cannabis Cultivation, Post-Harvest, and Production 187
Chapter 11: Growing Cannabis 189
Chapter 12: Harvesting and Post-Harvest 225
Chapter 13: Making Concentrates and Marijuana Infused Products (MIPs) 241
Part 5: Getting Down to Business 259
Chapter 14: Starting Your Own Cannabis Business 261
Chapter 15: Finding Work in the Cannabis Industry 291
Chapter 16: Investing in Cannabis 307
Part 6: The Part of Tens 317
Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Growing More and Better Weed 319
Chapter 18: Ten Tips to Enhance Your Cannabis Experience 327
Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Buying Cannabis 333
Appendix: Cannabis Recipes 339
Index 361
Kim Ronkin Casey has been a communications professional for more than 20 years and recently took a year-long leap into the world of cannabis as the communications manager for one of the leading dispensaries in North America. She now consults for companies in the industry on internal and external communications. Joe Kraynak is a professional writer who has contributed to numerous For Dummies books.
