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Book Synopsis: Located on the left bank of the Chao Phya River, Thailand's capital, Krungthep, known as Bangkok to Westerners and "the City of Angels" to Thais, has been home to smugglers and adventurers since the late eighteenth century. During the 1970s, it became a modern Casablanca to a new generation of treasure seekers, from surfers looking to finance their endless summers to wide-eyed hippie true believers and lethal marauders left over from the Vietnam War. Moving a shipment of Thai sticks from northeast Thailand farms to American consumers meant navigating one of the most complex smuggling channels in the history of the drug trade. Many forget that until the mid-1970s, the vast majority of marijuana consumed in the United States was imported, and there was little to no domestic production.
Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter are the first historians to document this underground industry, the only record of its existence rooted in the fading memories of its elusive participants. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with smugglers and law enforcement agents, the authors recount the buy, delivery, voyage home, and product offload. They capture the eccentric personalities of the men and women who transformed the Thai marijuana trade from a GI cottage industry into a professionalized business moving the world's most lucrative commodities, unraveling a rare history from the smugglers' perspective.
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Discover the untold story of the marijuana trade with "Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade." Set against the backdrop of Thailand's capital, Bangkok, this captivating book takes you back to the 1970s, when the city became a hotbed for smugglers, adventurers, and treasure seekers.
From surfers looking to fund their endless summers to wide-eyed hippie true believers, "Thai Stick" uncovers the hidden world of the marijuana trade. Delve into the complex smuggling channels that transported Thai sticks from the farms of northeast Thailand all the way to eager American consumers.
Before domestic production took hold, the United States heavily relied on imported marijuana. In this groundbreaking book, historians Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter provide a comprehensive record of the underground industry, based on interviews with smugglers and law enforcement agents. Get ready to unravel a rare history from the perspective of those elusive participants.
Experience the thrilling tales of buy, delivery, voyage, and product offload as you meet the eccentric personalities who turned the Thai marijuana trade into a professionalized business. "Thai Stick" paints a vivid picture of a time when the drug trade thrived amidst the chaos of the Vietnam War aftermath. Don't miss out on this insightful journey.
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