Cannabis and Africa -- Race and plant evolution -- Roots of African cannabis cultures -- Cannabis colonizes the continent -- A convenient crop -- Society overturned : the Bena Riamba -- Cannabis crosses the Atlantic -- Working under the influence -- Buying and banning -- Rethinking marijuana
Summary
In this authoritative history of cannabis in Africa, Chris S. Duvall challenges what readers thought they knew about cannabis by correcting widespread myths, outlining its relationship to slavery and colonialism, and highlighting Africa's centrality to knowledge about and the consumption of one of the world's most ubiquitous plants
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (Duke Books, viewed on June 07, 2019)