{"product_id":"smugglers-blues-a-true-story-of-the-hippie-mafia-cannabis-americana-remembrance-of-the-war-on-plants-book-1-paperback","title":"Smuggler's Blues: A True Story of the Hippie Mafia (Cannabis Americana: Remembrance of the War on Plants, Book 1) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Stratton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoodfellas\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eSavages\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eCatch Me If You Can\u003c\/i\u003e in this true tale of high-stakes smuggling from pot's outlaw years.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Stratton was the unlikeliest of kingpins. A clean-cut kid from an old New England family who entered outlaw culture on a trip to Mexico, he saw his search for a joint morph into a thrill-filled dope run smuggling two kilos across the border in his car door. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe became a member of the Hippie Mafia, traveling the world to keep America high, living the underground life while embracing the hippie credo. With cameos by Whitey Bulger and Norman Mailer, \u003ci\u003eSmuggler's Blues\u003c\/i\u003e tells Stratton's adventure while centering on his last years as he travels from New York to Lebanon's Bekaa Valley to source and smuggle high-grade hash in the midst of civil war, from the Caribbean to the backwoods of Maine, and from the Chelsea Hotel to the Plaza as his fortunes rise and fall. All the while he is being pursued by his nemesis, a philosophical DEA agent who respects him for his good business practices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA true-crime story that reads like fiction, \u003ci\u003eSmuggler's Blues\u003c\/i\u003e is a psychedelic road trip through international drug smuggling, the hippie underground, and the war on weed. As Big Marijuana emerges, it brings to vivid life an important chapter in pot's cultural history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Stratton\u003c\/b\u003e wrote the novel \u003ci\u003eSmack Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e during his eight-year term in federal prison. He is now an acclaimed filmmaker and screenwriter whose films won prizes at Cannes and the Berlin Film Festival. A writer and consultant for HBO's \u003ci\u003eOz\u003c\/i\u003e, he was the creator, writer, and executive producer of Showtime's \u003ci\u003eStreet Time\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the founder of \u003ci\u003ePrison Life\u003c\/i\u003e, the former editor and publisher of \u003ci\u003eHigh Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and a contributor to \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, Esquire, GQ, Details, Newsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife and children in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770499957024,"sku":"9781628729115","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/22c56fd2b0c7b94f5fca13da3ed520bd.webp?v=1780373015","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/smugglers-blues-a-true-story-of-the-hippie-mafia-cannabis-americana-remembrance-of-the-war-on-plants-book-1-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}