Too High to Fail

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Too High to Fail: Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution
Too High to Fail Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution 2014 Doug Fine Book Cover.jpg
Author Doug Fine
LanguageEnglish
GenreNonfiction
Published2012
Publisher Gotham Books
Pages319
ISBN 9781592407095
OCLC 757471294

Too High to Fail is a book about cannabis by Doug Fine, published by Gotham Books in 2012, describing Northern California's legal cannabis industry. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Maher, Bill (August 3, 2012). "Reefer Madness 'Too High to Fail,' by Doug Fine". The New York Times . Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  2. Glor, Jeff (September 6, 2012). ""Too High to Fail: Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution," by Doug Fine". CBS News . Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  3. Rosenwald, Michael (August 30, 2012). "Book Review: 'Too High to Fail,' by Doug Fine; 'Smoke Signals,' by Martin Lee". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.