PUT THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND . . .

Pot Puzzle Fun Book: Marijuana Entertainment Presented By Cannabis Culture
(Quick American Archives, $20).

You don't get review copies like this every day.

Sandwiched between the pages of the locally compiled Pot Puzzle Fun Book
was a zip-lock bag containing what looked and smelled like an expertly
rolled sample of the titular substance. I guess that's one way to try to
smoke out a favourable -- even delirious -- review.

Certainly, herbheads will have fun with this little compendium of puzzles,
crosswords, mazes and quizzes -- perhaps more fun than it deserves.

They may enjoy the "Name the Strain" picture quiz, in which you must
identify strains of Burmese, Nagano Gold and whatever.

Thanks to a word power test, I now know that "nematodes" are parasitic
worms that attack marijuana plants but I had no idea how to help Dealer
Dave distinguish between his mixed-up stash of Afghani and Skunk #1 in one
of the book's brain teasers.

Then again, given the book's target audience, just turning the pages for
some could amount to a rather daunting brain teaser.