LAURENCE CHERNIAK is the worldÕs most highly recognized photo journalist/author/poet on this subject: Ethnobotanical (Ethno: CULTURAL) (botanical: STUDY OF PLANTS) Hashish. Introduces the much awaited and anticipated IIIrd book in the trilogy of This beautiful book III, has received the recognition that catapulted the first two books in this trilogy to instantaneous fame, rare book and collectible status. Each of the books in this trilogy have been proclaimed to be essential, for anyone who is determined to acquire the most irrefutable reference material, (collectible pictorial and reading material). All three books are the most extensively detailed photographic and textual research on the world's finest hashish and marijuana plants. This 3rd huge exciting, book with 256 pages of glorious color - is almost twice the size of Book One! It contains photographs from over 30 countries and all 50 states in the USA. Chapters include Smuggling in a Couple Ki's, Eating, Drinking, and even a Cannabis Feast! Microscopic explorations of buds, calyxes and resin. Fabulous!!! LAURENCE CHERNIAK, is responsible for this splendid graphic historic documentary volume, rightly entitled, THE GREAT BOOKS OF HASHISH, Books 1, 2 and 3, (Cannabis, Marijuana and Hemp) subtitled ÒResearching The Pleasures of High SocietyÓ.

Every author and researcher, on this subject, has come to refer to LAURENCE CHERNIAK. in the index of their books or in their studies. Since the 1970's his photos have been featured in hundreds of books like THE PSYCHEDELICS ENCYCLOPEDIA, by Peter Stafford, The HIGH TIMES ENCYCLOPEDIA, HIGH CULTURE by William Novak as well having been featured in multiple issues of various magazines including HIGH TIMES, HIGHLIFE, WEED WORLD, HANFBLATT and GROW etc., through to and including the book, HASHISH, brought out in 1997 by Robert Connell Clarke who refers to THE GREAT BOOKS OF HASHISH and CHERNIAK more than the usual dozen times. HIGH TIMES Magazine has featured his photos between 1978 and 2000. Through their gracious hospitality, as a VIP, on both sides of the Atlantic, he has shared in their pride that HIGH TIMES is one of the best damn Magazines to ever come out of New York City and the World.

These three books illustrate more about the global ganja scene than any others! No other publisher is able to make this claim in respect to any of their authors. This trilogy takes you to forbidden realms and shows you what few have seen before. They flow from one epic pictorial journey to another, through the world-wide fellowship of hashish and marijuana. Superb Photos. Collecting and Processing Secrets, Exotic Hashish Lands and Cultures, Huge Farms and Gardens, Hand and Machine Pressing, Smoking Methods, Improving Potency. These books are the ultimate photo-journalistic celebration of cannabis in print. They are the decisive study which demystifies and clarifies the world of hashish. Nobody, like LAURENCE CHERNIAK, has traced, with photography, the world of hashish. Within these 3 books we travel into ancient times, up through the ages, to an insightful look at its modern history. He has been the most responsible for visually sharing the truths that lay behind the myths with his stream of unending photos. In fact before the first book in this series there was virtually no impressive collection of photos on this subject existing anywhere in the world. According to the 4 reviews included in this article that scenario still holds true. He has lovingly recorded with these photographs, historical activities and rituals, in the remotest parts of the world, before the encroachment of modern civilization has forever changed what we otherwise would never have seen. Accompanying these photos are his manuscripts. which come across in clear, simple and understandable terms. He also shares with us, microscopically just what are the ingredients that go into making the worldÕs finest hashish. Laurence, more than anyone, has made it clear that the essential part of the plant that is used for these pyschoactive purposes is ÒresinÓ and should not, in accurate terms be addressed as pollen or crystals. Apparently his trilogy is amongst the most revered and enshrined media in history. It has long been, too many times, that the owners of these books, including several universityÕs libraries, have been victimized by having their copies Òsuddenly gone missingÓ and been in touch for replacement copies. Have to love the DEA story about the time they sent us back one of their copies which due to a bindery error had a few blank pages. ;o-) That copy is a collectible. They had sent it back to us, signed receipt requested and for it to be replaced, so that it could be used for instruction, was scribbled, most briefly in a note on one of their memo papers. Fact is, this wave of Òsuddenly gone missingÓ energy has never subsided during the first 25 years since that famous first book, in this trilogy appeared. The Òsuddenly gone missingÓ practice has increased, to the point, where now it seems several good friends have lost each other over these books. Just goes to show, how contrary the chaos of the universe really is. History has consistently been smashed by setting new records, the number of times these books have destroyed friendships and Òsuddenly gone missingÓ.

He skillfully shares the most advanced and accessible information available on growing indoors, outdoors and in greenhouses. Techniques include Making Cutting (Clones: for harvesting a Sea of Green), Multiple Harvests. All Female Seed, CO2 enrichment, Propelling the flowering Process in Outdoors, Indoors and in Greenhouses, Double budding and Hydroponics. Every serious grower or user and dealer should read this book. GREAT BOOKS OF HASHISH, VOL. 1, THE: BOOK 1 - MOROCCO, LEBANON, AFGHANISTAN, THE HIMALAYAS - Laurence Cherniak - This book takes you to forbidden realms and shows you what few have seen before. It is an epic journey through the worldwide fellowship of hashish and marijuana. The exquisite color photos, the flavor of tales around the campfire and the wealth of first hand info makes this the ultimate photo journalistic and ethnobotanical celebration in print. Some of what you will see and/or learn: Preventing and Eliminating mold; Evaluating grades of quality; Smoking methods of Hashish and Marijuana . A priceless reference. GREAT BOOKS OF HASHISH, VOL. 1, Book 2. MARIJUANA AROUND THE WORLD, SINSEMILLA, STASH, OPIUM- (Also entitled THE GREAT BOOKS OF CANNABIS) by LAURENCE CHERNIAK - of the series contains over 550 full color photographs from around the world. Breathtaking pictures accompanied by accessible prose and valuable information on the sources of cannabis and hashish. Collecting and Processing Secrets of Hashish and Marijuana, Exotic Hashish Lands and Cultures, Immense Hashish and Marijuana Farms and Gardens. Hand and Machine Pressing, Preventing and Eliminating Mould from of Hashish and Marijuana, Improving Hashish and Marijuana Potency, Surviving on the Hashish Trail, Valuating, Grades of Quality of Hashish and Marijuana, Smoking Methods of Hashish and Marijuana, Folklore of Hashish and Marijuana, Intriguing Portraits of Hashish and Marijuana, Zany Stories about Wild Eyed Assassins and the Crusaders, Sinsemilla, Hashish and Marijuana Production in the United States of America, Growing of Hashish and Marijuana, Fertilizers, Controlling Unwanted Insects on Hashish and Marijuana, Seed Reproduction of Hashish and Marijuana Vegetative Reproduction of Hashish and Marijuana, Cannabis and Cosmic Consciousness, Opium: The Black Harvest, Marijuana Around the World, Smuggling in a Coupleof Ki's, Eating and Drinking, Cannabis Feasting, Anatomy of Cannabis, Hashish and Marijuana, Microscopic Explorations of Hashish and Marijuana......No coffee table should be without a copy. Covers Hash making in detail and its history from around the world, wonderful selection of the world's finest Hashish in thousands of lavish color pictures. See the absolutely spectacular LAURENCE CHERNIAK Hemp Culture Playing Cards at:

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