*received for free from netgalley for honest review* 3.5, not bad but pretty basic stuff or things i already knew, good for people newer to edibles

This is a really good view into Cannabis from a positive point of view, I found this book really interesting and to be honest, I know absolutely nothing about the plant itself, I've always viewed it as a drug, so aside from all the bad press and hype from the media about how bad weed is for you, how it leaves you with mental health problems, makes you paranoid and is extremely addictive - together with the public opinions for or against, I wanted to find out. about the drug itself for ailments and pain relief and this book explores just that,

We explore edibles and raw cannabis as a superfood, it's surprising, I didn't realise that you could eat it like that, but Holland just throws it into her recipes and it's really refreshing and inspiring, I just assumed wrongly you couldn't do that because it's a drug, but Holland makes you see this plant as just that, a plant.

The pictures in this book are beautiful and I feel I must mention this, it's so nice and really makes the book and the author really deserves high praise for showing us that actually, though Cannabis is a drug that most people use to get high on, there is actually a lot more to it and it has a lot to offer.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review, all opinions are my own.

No man. Really. I don’t have no Weed.

Posted on May 29, 2021 by michellelovatosbookreviews, world's first book color commentator, book reviews with a twist

Don’t Look. No, don’t look over there. Okay. Seriously. Don’t look. I think someone’s watching me. The weirdest thing happened yesterday. Wait. Backup. I’ll start at the beginning of this story.
I downloaded a Quatro Publishing book entitled, Weed: A Connoisseurs Guide to Cannabis, by Ellen Holland a few weeks ago. You know, Aunt Mary, Dona Juana, ganja, the front yard grass? (I made that last one up.)
Anyway, I downloaded this book and put it on my publishing schedule to review today. Last week I opened this book up and noticed the first chapter had page number 279 on it. Or some crazy number that was not number one, anyway.
The chapter I read was about edible weed products that looked a whole lot like chocolate squares. Hmm. That’s strange. I thought weed was green. Anyway, I scrolled through this chapter full of information on how my little flower buds can be stronger in food if you are not accustomed to it. This is something I can attest to being true, and I’m not going to even tell you how I know this because if you knew who gave me this innocent-looking food product, you wouldn’t believe me anyway.
So, I’m over here accepting that this book starts are on page 279 when I get to the next chapter, which starts with some other number, that was not one.
Well, this freaked me out because I started to think that Quatro Publishing, or this author, must be on some sort of bad trip to be producing a chocolate-covered chapter followed by a mind-bending second chapter that did not start with number one.
I closed this book and decided to come back to it in a few days. And, you will never guess what happened. It disappeared. Right into the air, I guess. First, I get a tiny roach of what I assume is a full book, then, out of nowhere, it disappears. Why? This book doesn’t publish until next October.
I am flummoxed by this development and am starting to wonder if this weed bud of a book was ever on my device at all. I’d like to preview this book for you, reader. But someone at Quatro must have been smoking when they put this thing together in the first place. I guess we’ll all have to wait until October 12 to see what this book is really all about.
Right now, I just really feel like eating me some chocolate. And I just got in trouble for not paying attention to the speaker in front of me. What? There was a speaker?

Having recently read a fiction book where the main character (who suffered from PTSD) was prescribed marijuana for medicinal purposes, I was intrigued to know more, then a little taster from this upcoming book was released on NetGalley. Obviously I had to investigate. Now after 6 pages I’m left wanting. There is so much more to marijuana than I ever thought. I knew about smoking dope and space cakes, but when you look into the science, the potential is huge. Cannabis has so much more to offer than just giving teenagers a high, and sadly I was naive enough to think that was its main purpose. An interesting snippet that gave me a lot to ruminate over. Here’s hoping I get the opportunity to review the full book at some point. Hint hint.

I had not realised this was a 6-page preview sampler - and from reading these 6 pages, it's left me wanting to read more!

I was intrigued and wanted to educate myself on the uses of marijuana, and really what all the fuss is about.

The media, together with the public's opinion, is a split divide between the positives (and that it should be legalised in the UK), especially as a therapy for so many ailments and the negatives that it stinks, causes paranoia and is addictive.

The book contains beautiful glossy photographs and the 6 pages available offered a practical, factual guide to understanding Cannabis and gave insight to the science behind Cannabis - what chemicals make it potent and how those chemicals are activated. The book included pages of how to enjoy edibles and use raw cannabis as a superfood.

Publication October 12th and I will be looking forward to tracking this book down to read in full.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return of an honest, unbiased review.

Enjoyed the preview and would like to read the entire book in the future.

As a sufferer of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue I’m interested in how cannabis can help without the getting high.

I also suffer with anxiety and liked seeing how cannabis can help with his condition too.

Weed is an excerpt from the upcoming tutorial and recipe guide by Ellen Holland. Due out in Oct 2021 from Quarto on their Epic Ink imprint, it's 256 pages (excerpt review is only 6 pages) and will be available in hardcover format.

This is a graphically beautiful, photograph heavy, sensible, positive, and factual guide to appreciating and understanding cannabis. It's accessible and easy to use but doesn't shy away from more advanced topics such as terroir, practices, evaluating, and tasting events.

The chapter excerpt contains an overview of some of the amazing attributes of the cannabis plant including enjoying edibles, (including the concept of savory edibles which I had never considered), and raw cannabis as a superfood.

This is certainly an intriguing preview and I'm looking forward to the release. Four stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

This sneak peek of 6 pages from the soon to be released book Weed, by Ellen Holland proves to be a promising read on the history as well as benefits of marijuana in multiple forms. There are beautiful photographs and what was presented contained useful and engaging information. Hopefully the full book will soon be available for review, but what I saw was smoking good!

Thank you to #Netgalley, Quarto Publishing, Epic Ink, and the author Ellen Holland for the sneak preview to Weed. I hope to review the full book for recommendation for store order stock.

I reviewed a preview sample from Weed: A Connoisseur's Guide to Cannabis by Ellen Holland. The preview consisted of six pages about The Delight of Edibles and Non-Euphoric Remedies. It was very engaging reading about the history of edibles and would have loved to be able to read more on this subject. The preview was illustrated with high quality photographs. I would love to review the entire book as it looks to be very promising. #Weed #NetGalley