HEATHER DONAHUE / Growgirl: How My Life After The Blair Witch Project Went to Pot
Over the decades, marijuana has entrenched itself into our culture – from Up in Smoke to Reefer Madness, The Big Lebowski to Weeds, from criminalizing it to legalizing it – it’s a passionately debated issue that won’t lose steam anytime soon. In fact, it’s currently one of the biggest topics in national discourse. The referendums on legalization have sparked a new conversation with huge implications for our country, both politically and economically, particularly as we enter a major election year. What better way to find out more about the ins and outs of cannabis than from the source – a weed farmer? This New Year, the go-to-girl for ganja is Heather Donahue.
After starring in a little film called The Blair Witch Project, Donahue’s career stalled and, after meeting a strange and enigmatic grower named Judah, she decided to start a new life in the cannabusiness. GROW GIRL submerges readers in an insular subculture that few get to see, but whose tender nuggets touch the lips and minds of 20 million domestic and 160 million international imbibers. And though her relationship with Judah crumbles, Heather’s new life brings unexpected solace, and she’s surprised to finally find normalcy in the least likely of places.
Heather Donahue has a fresh take on the fourteen billion dollar a year weed industry, and her year spent as a pot grower in Nuggettown, CA is voyeurism at its best. Donahue has been featured on the cover of Newsweek, People, and on The Tonight Show, The Today Show, The Daily Show, and CNN. She lives in San Francisco.
GROW GIRL is part exposé, part fish-out-of-water memoir, and all raucous fun. Come talk with Heather Donahue about the book, the weed industry, the ongoing marijuana debates, and more – because she’s not afraid to hold back. After all, she just wrote a book detailing a year of federally illegal activities, so why would she?
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