Brave New Weed

{{Short description|2016 Non-fiction book by Joe Dolce}} {{Infobox book | italic title =  | name = Brave New Weed: Adventures into the Uncharted World of Cannabis | image = File:Brave_New_Weed_Adventures_into_the_Uncharted_World_of_Cannabis_2016_Joe_Dolce_Book_Cover.jpg | image_size = | border = | alt = | caption = First edition cover | author = Joe Dolce | country = United States | language = | series = | release_number = | subject = Cannabis, cannabis industry, and cannabis culture | genre = Nonfiction | set_in = | publisher = HarperWave | pub_date = October 4, 2016 | published = | media_type = | pages = 320 | awards = | isbn = 978-0-06-249991-2 | isbn_note = | oclc = 972538627 | dewey = | congress = | preceded_by =  | followed_by =  | notes = | exclude_cover = | website = [https://www.bravenewweed.com/book Brave New Weed] }} '''''Brave New Weed: Adventures into the Uncharted World of Cannabis''''' is a 2016 American and nonfiction book by writer and former-magazine editor Joe Dolce.<ref name="NYT Details">{{cite news |author= |date= 10 November 1994 |title= Editor Change At Details |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/books/review/brave-new-weed-joe-dolce.html |work= The New York Times |location= New York City |access-date= 5 Nov 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131114065824/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/10/business/editor-change-at-details.html |archive-date=2013-11-14}}</ref><ref name="NYMag">{{cite magazine |author= |date= 25 February 2008 |title= Joe Dolce, Former 'Star' Editor, Gets a Taste of 'Culture' |url= https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2008/02/joe_dolce_former_star_editor_g.html |magazine= New York Intelligencer |location= New York City |publisher= Vox Media |access-date= 6 November 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230603061716/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2008/02/joe_dolce_former_star_editor_g.html |archive-date=2023-06-03 |quote= Former Star editor-in-chief Joe Dolce resurfaces, bringing Culture & Travel magazine back into the spotlight.}}</ref> The book is about cannabis, the cannabis industry, and cannabis culture around the world, during the period of cannabis legalization in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.green-flower.com/book-review-brave-new-weed/|title=Book Review: Brave New Weed|first=Gregory|last=Frye|date=July 20, 2020|website=Green Flower News}}</ref><ref name="Kirkus BNW">{{cite magazine |author= |date= 2 Aug 2016 |title= Brave New Weed: Adventures into the Uncharted World of Cannabis |url= https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/joe-dolce/brave-new-weed/ |magazine= Kirkus Reviews |location= New York City |publisher= Kirkus Media LLC |access-date= 5 Nov 2023}}</ref>

Dolce was inspired to write the book after being treated with medical cannabis for chronic pain. The experience led him to become a cannabis educator and advocate.<ref name="Honeysuckle">{{cite magazine |last= Nasiedlak |first= Alexa |date=9 Aug 2021 |title= Coming Out with Cannabis: Q&A with Joe Dolce |url= https://honeysucklemag.com/coming-out-with-cannabis-joe-dolce/ |magazine= Honeysuckle |publisher= Honeysuckle Magazine |access-date= 5 Nov 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230321234400/https://honeysucklemag.com/coming-out-with-cannabis-joe-dolce/ |archive-date=2023-03-21}}</ref>

==Reception== Matt Taibbi of ''The New York Times'' wrote it was a "hitchhiker's guide" to "huge new industry surrounding the care, consumption and enjoyment of weed." Taibbi praised the book for addressing racial inequalities concerning how drug users are treated by authorities in the United States.<ref name="NYT-BNW">{{cite news |last= Taibbi |first= Matt |date= 16 Dec 2016 |title= Reefer Gladness: An Enthusiast's Guide to the Marijuana Boom |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/books/review/brave-new-weed-joe-dolce.html |work= The New York Times |location= New York City |access-date= 9 Nov 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161223131242/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/books/review/brave-new-weed-joe-dolce.html |archive-date=2016-12-23}}</ref>

''Kirkus Reviews'' said it was "best taken with a certain amount of skepticism" but "it offers an entertaining and informative overview of the latest changes in cannabis production and consumption."<ref name="Kirkus BNW"/>

In 2019, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it number seven on a top-eight list of books about cannabis, calling it a "well-researched book [that] drills down on the social, historical, and cultural aspects" of cannabis.<ref name="RS-BNW">{{cite magazine |last= Schiff |first= James |date= 23 August 2019 |title= The 8 Best Weed Books to Read Right Now |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/books/best-books-about-weed-870807/ |magazine= Rolling Stone |location= United States |publisher= Rolling Stone, LLC |access-date= 9 Nov 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191216053002/https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/books/best-books-about-weed-870807/ |archive-date=2019-12-16}}</ref>

In 2020, ''Forbes'' included the book on the list, "The Best Weed Reads To Build Your Cannabis Library."<ref name="Forbes BNW">{{cite magazine |last= Shapiro |first= Katie |date= 30 May 2020 |title= The Best Weed Reads To Build Your Cannabis Library |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/katieshapiro/2020/03/30/the-best-weed-reads-to-build-your-cannabis-library/?sh=63bb209410c0 |magazine= Forbes |location= Jersey City, New Jersey |access-date= 9 Nov 2023 }}</ref>

==See also== * List of books about cannabis

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==Further reading== *''American Book Review'' (excerpt at JHU Project MUSE [https://muse.jhu.edu/article/663934/pdf Reefer Sanity]) *{{cite web|title=Brave New Weed by Joe Dolce|author=M Sarki|url=https://rogueliterarysociety.com/f/brave-new-weed-by-joe-dolce|website=Rogue Literary Society|type=book review|date=September 29, 2019}} *{{citation|title=Cannabis journalist Joe Dolce examines the brave new world of weed|date=September 2, 2020|author=Ellen Holland|url=https://mygrasslands.com/2020/09/02/cannabis-journalist-joe-dolce/|work=Grasslands}} *{{cite news|title=Brief but spectacular – A brief history of the American war on weed|publisher=PBS NewsHour|date=December 1, 2016|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/brief/200093/joe-dolce}}

==External links== *[https://talksat.withgoogle.com/talk/brave-new-weed-adventures-into-the-unchartered-world-of-cannabis Joe Dolce – Brave New Weed: Adventures into the Unchartered World of Cannabis], Talks at Google, April 20, 2021

Category:Non-fiction books about cannabis Category:2016 non-fiction books Category:American books about cannabis Category:HarperCollins books