HUMBOLDT Life on America's Marijuana Frontier

If you’ve read the title and you know—then, well, you know, and you’re probably smiling. If you don’t know, here’s the skinny: Humboldt County, California, is the marijuana-growing capital of the U.S. It represents the new frontier in the ever expanding universe of places that could benefit from the legalization of pot. This in-depth portrait of an area where people bury money underground and pay strictly with cash is absorbing and intriguing. Narrators Dan Woren, Sonny Warner, Erin Bennett, and Will Collyer each bring strengths to the account. Warner is energetic, Bennett smoky and cool. Woren is authoritative and reportorial, and Collyer warm and introspective. They alternate chapters, a structure that keeps the listener interested, and they bring depth and soul to this nonfiction work. R.I.G. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2013]