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“How did a comic strip become a ‘must-read’ for anyone trying to keep up with the rapidly changing landscape of legal weed? Brian “Box” Brown’s “Legalization Nation” artfully exposes the hypocrisy, corruption and injustices of corporate industry interests at the expense of medical patients and the long-existing community emerging from the underground. Brown’s visual insights speak simple truths to power and act as the conscience of the true cannabis culture.”
-Danny Danko, Former Cultivation Editor High Times, Editor of Northeast Leaf Magazine
“With ‘Legalization Nation,’ Brian Box Brown has the most insightful–and most artistic–chronicle of the controversies riddling the current cannabis landscape. I learn something from him all the time.”
-Emily Dufton, author of Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America
“Legalization Nation is a rare kind of comic strip: it speaks truth to power, educates readers, and pokes fun at the ridiculousness that’s often inherent in the legalization process across the US. Brian “Box” Brown delivers a welcome breath of fresh air each week for anyone involved in the cannabis industry.”
-Brad Racino, Editor & Publisher, NY Cannabis Insider
“Brian Box Brown exposes hypocrisy in the legal cannabis landscape with incisive humor and a keen eye. His comics document the ongoing battle between corporate forces and the grassroots marijuana movement, serving as a North Star for those who remember when weed meant community, not industry, and as a caution to those who ignore its outlaw heritage. Legalization Nation is educational, irreverent, informative, and funny… and buying this book will make you smarter and cooler. ”
-MaryJane Gibson, Cannabis Journalist, Former Culture Editor at High Times
“Legalization Nation is one of the seminal works chronicling the tide of cannabis legalization—a so far messy process that doesn’t seem to be cleaning up any time soon. Anyone involved in cannabis legislation or activism at any level understands how convoluted (and, sometimes corrupt) legalization efforts are, which is one reason the general public doesn’t tune in: Brown innately understands this and, through his incisive comics, distills complex issues into digestible bites. Brown has an eye for sniffing out bullshit, for lack of a better term, and even better, he’s not afraid to lay it all out. Paired with characters and illustrations drawn in his signature style, the result is a funny, sometimes shocking, and informative chronicle of one of the wildest moments in modern history. And if there’s one good side effect go all this regulatory mess he’s detailing? It’s that we’ll hopefully see Brown’s comics on the topic for years to come.”
– Jackie Bryant, Cannabis Journalist, Author of The Cannabitch newsletter, host of The Plant Lady Podcast and editor of San Diego Magazine
