Pubdate: Sun, 20 Aug 2000
Source: Province, The (CN BC)
Copyright: 2000 The Province
Contact:  200 Granville Street, Ste. #1, Vancouver, BC V6C 3N3 Canada
Fax: (604) 605-2323
Website: http://www.vancouverprovince.com/
Author: Lee Bacchus

PUT THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND . . .

Pot Puzzle Fun Book: Marijuana Entertainment Presented By Cannabis Culture 
(Quick American Archives, $20).

You don't get review copies like this every day.

Sandwiched between the pages of the locally compiled Pot Puzzle Fun Book 
was a zip-lock bag containing what looked and smelled like an expertly 
rolled sample of the titular substance. I guess that's one way to try to 
smoke out a favourable -- even delirious -- review.

Certainly, herbheads will have fun with this little compendium of puzzles, 
crosswords, mazes and quizzes -- perhaps more fun than it deserves.

They may enjoy the "Name the Strain" picture quiz, in which you must 
identify strains of Burmese, Nagano Gold and whatever.

Thanks to a word power test, I now know that "nematodes" are parasitic 
worms that attack marijuana plants but I had no idea how to help Dealer 
Dave distinguish between his mixed-up stash of Afghani and Skunk #1 in one 
of the book's brain teasers.

Then again, given the book's target audience, just turning the pages for 
some could amount to a rather daunting brain teaser.
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