higher: the lore, legends, and legacy of cannabis

＂Higher is a mind-blowing visual journey through the legends, legacy, and lore of cannabis. After significant research and conversation within the cannabis community, author Dan Michaels profiles 100 of the most important marijuana strains of yesterday and today with spectacularly detailed, whole-plant portraits by cannabis photographer Erik Christiansen. Whether profiling classic strains like Chem Dog, Hindu Kush, or Maui Wowie or recent luminaries like Wedding Cake, Zkittlez, or Blueberry Muffin, Higher features intel on lineage, taste, THC content, and common effects-as well as a mouth-watering portrait of each strain. A visually rich introductory section details everything you need to know about cannabis today, from a brief history of cannabis, to breeding secrets, to all the ways humans have consumed it throughout the ages. Packed with stories about the misfits, visionaries, hijinks, and happenings that make cannabis so entertaining, Higher offers the eye candy and sound information today’s diverse and discerning cannabis enthusiast craves＂--

Dan Michaels is a writer, designer, and founder of Sinsemedia, where he brings his experience and connoisseurship in cannabis culture to various collaborations, creative content, and package design projects in the cannabis industry.

Erik Christiansen is a self-taught photographer and pioneer of focus-stacked photography. His hyper-detailed macrophotography has been featured on the cover of Newsweek magazine, in Time magazine, and on Slate, NPR, and Mashable.