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Pothead

My Life as a Marijuana Addict in the Age of Legal Weed

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Pothead

By: Neal Pollack
Narrated by: Tim Paige
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Beginning innocently enough in his 20s, Neal Pollack discovers that pot makes everything - food, music, sex - better. Getting married, having a kid, and enjoying professional success didn't tamp down Pollack's addiction. As cannabis grew stronger and more widely available, Pollack's dependence was shadowed by the expansion and acceptance of the marijuana Big Business.

By 2014, Neal was a correspondent for a national marijuana newspaper, mostly because it meant free pot. Diving into the wild, wicked world of weed with both lungs, Pollack proceeds to smoke, vape, and eat his way to oblivion, leading to terrible public meltdowns and other embarrassing behavior. After his mother dies in 2017, he spirals out of control, finally hitting rock bottom during a reckless two-day gambling and drug-filled binge, culminating in a public crack-up at the World Series in Dodger Stadium. Three weeks later, he quit.

Sober after joining a 12-step program, Neal outed himself publicly as a marijuana addict in a 2018 New York Times op-ed piece, leading to his decision to document his addiction experience as a cautionary tale for the millions of recreational users in the hazy age of legalized marijuana.

©2020 Neal Pollack (P)2020 Tantor Addiction & Recovery Personal Development Personal Success Marijuana Substance abuse Addiction Memoirs

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This book was available free as part of my audible subscription. I enjoyed this book and would have happily paid for it. The author is very honest and provides an excellent insight into cannabis addiction. Some funny stories and some tragic as comes with most addictions. Good luck in your recovery and congratulations on becoming sober.

Dom from England, UK

An honest account of the highs and lows of marijuana addiction

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Loved this title so much. I was engrossed from the very start and the ending was so nice for the author. I listened to this in one sitting today forgetting about jobs and housework I needed to do etc
It deserves 5 stars or more and the story was very honest and sad at times. Really enjoyed the narration. This was a free membership book with my benefits and I’m so glad I picked it and listened to it. Excellent listen and one for my collections. You won’t be disappointed if you get this yourselves.

Listened in one sitting. Excellent title. 5 stars all round.

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oooo I've always been rich and successful but poor me waaaaa. my mum died and ill get as much out of that as I can because I loved her so much

what an absolute loser of a human

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When I saw the title of this book, I must admit I was very much looking forward to hearing from an individual who admits to being addicted to pot.

Sadly his experience is explained through the eyes of an extremely selfish, egotistical and excuse of a husband and father. He almost proudly depicts how he repeatedly undervalued his wife and son,

The whole book focuses on the ‘woe is me’ and how tough he believes his life has been. His focus always on travelling alone, doing whatever he wanted to do regardless of the damage caused to his family. Sadly I find a man who puts his family low on his priority list, is weak and to disrespect his wife and son without any regret is disgraceful.

I look forward to listening to more books about cannabis but would not recommend this.

#ego #selfcentred #dull

Great subject but told by a selfish individual

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