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Format: 1 online resource (272p.): , 〈B〉 〈/B〉29 Illus., 7 Maps

ISBN: 9780231535564

Content: 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.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Foreword -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction -- , Maps -- , 1. Surfers, Scammers, and the Counterculture -- , 2. The Hippie Trail -- , 3. Kuta Beach -- , 4. Thai Sticks -- , 5. Pattaya Beach Ground Zero -- , 6. The Great Circle Route and the Sea of Grass -- , 7. The Gold Rush -- , 8. Pirates and Perils -- , 9. Multitons and Mother Ships -- , 10. The DEA Gains Ground -- , 11. Confidential Informant -- , Conclusion -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Index

Language: English

DOI: 10.7312/magu16134

URL: https://doi.org/10.7312/magu16134

URL: https://doi.org/10.7312/magu16134

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Format: 1 online resource

ISBN: 9780231535564 (ebook) :

Content: Thailand's capital, Krungtep, known as Bangkok to Westerners and 'the City of Angels' to Thais, has been home to smugglers and adventurers since the late 18th 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 leftover 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. Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter document this underground industry.

Additional Edition: Print version : ISBN 9780231161343

Language: English

URL: Columbia scholarship online

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Format: 1 online resource (273 pages) : , illustrations

ISBN: 9780231535564 (e-book)

Note: Foreword -- Introduction -- Surfers, scammers, and the counterculture -- The Hippie trail -- Kuta beach -- Thai sticks -- Pattaya Beach ground zero -- The sea of grass -- The gold rush -- Pirates and perils -- Multitons and mother ships -- The Dea gains ground -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Additional Edition: Print version: Maguire, Peter. Thai stick : surfers, scammers, and the untold story of the marijuana trade. New York : Columbia University Press, [2014] ISBN 9780231161343

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books.

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