Box Brown (Andre the Giant, Andy Kaufman, Tetris) will go on a historical journey of a different sort in his latest release from First Second Books.  Instead of examining the life of a world-famous wrestler (see “First Second Does Andre the Giant”), an unorthodox comedian (see “Review: 'Is This Guy For Real? The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman' TP”), or video games (see “Review: 'Tetris: The Games People Play' TP”), Brown will look at the history of a plant: cannabis.  Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America is a 240-page hardcover that will be in stores in April 2, 2019.  MSRP for the volume is $24.99.

Cannabis will detail the history of the plant in the United States, from its introduction to the racially-biased rhetoric and legislation that led to its classification and regulation as a drug as dangerous as heroin.

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