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This book examines how small-scale commercial marijuana production shaped social and economic formation in marginal hinterland communities in late-twentieth-century eastern Australia. As traditional rural industries such as dairying and forestry fell into decline, new settlers arrived and revitalised these hilly, low-income regions—though not always in ways that long-established residents welcomed. With limited access to formal income, some households turned to growing and selling marijuana. Focusing on production rather than distribution, the book shows how the illegality of cannabis connected and normalised the socio-economic periphery, tying remote forest communities to urban markets and embedding informal activity within everyday life. The book reveals how illicit enterprise underpinned community viability and illuminates the broader role of informal economies in Australia's frontier history and regional development. Based on two decades of immersive, place-based observation, this book will appeal to scholars of anthropology, history, development studies, and rural and regional research.
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction To Marijuana.- Part I: Seed.- Chapter 2: Marijuana Culture And The Community.- Chapter 3: Marijuana And Social Life.- Chapter 4. Rethinking, Relocation And The Price Of Marijuana.- Part II: Water.- Chapter 5: Production In Marijuana Cultivation.- Chapter 6: Innovation And Decision Practices In Marijuana Cultivation.- Chapter 7: The Geomancy Of Marijuana Landscapes.- Part III: Harvest.- Chapter 8: "Wild Bread": World View And Reality In A Marijuana Community.- Chapter 9: Pychoactive-Economics: The Economics Of Marijuana Production In Small-Scale Societies.- Chapter 10: The Beehive: Income And The Economic Effects Of Marijuana.- Chapter 11: Conclusion: Bad Currency And Good Currency.
