Issue date: 4/14/08 Section: Arts & Entertainment

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"Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language and Life" By Shirley Halperin and Steve Bloom Foreward by Tommy Chongt out of

Deep inside colorful glass pipes and smoky basements lies a culture that most know about, but few expose: It's called pot culture. In an attempt to pull marijuana, the most commonly used drug in the United States, out of the closet, Shirley Halperin and Steve Bloom co-wrote "Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language and Life."

The book covers all the basics and beyond, explaining the language, the life and the tricks of a subculture that has been growing and redefining itself since the first marijuana leaf was ever plucked from the ground.

Not coincidentally, the book will be released on April 20, also known as 4/20 or the chosen day for everyone inclined to get together and smoke weed.

"We really don't think pot is a bad thing, it's been a positive influence and has spurred creativity," explained "Pot Culture" author and weed enthusiast, Shirley Halperin in a phone interview. "We are making light of something that is a huge presence in a lot of people's lives."

Halperin wasn't alone in her investigation of the secret lives of potheads, though she does have a broad personal background in the area. Halperin met her coauthor of "Pot Culture," Steve Bloom, at her first journalism job at High Times magazine, the major literary resource for pot-lovers all over.

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