Ryan Stoa Knihy

The future of post-legalization marijuana farming can be sustainable, local, and artisanal. As legalization spreads, questions arise about the industry's direction: will it succumb to corporate dominance, or will it maintain its roots in family farming with a focus on sustainability? In this exploration, the author advocates for a model driven by small farms, akin to craft beer rather than mass-produced alternatives. Through interviews with seasoned and new growers, politicians, activists, and investors, the narrative unfolds. It delves into the history of marijuana farming, its resurgence in the U.S., and the cannabis plant's remarkable adaptability. The discussion encompasses the legalization movement, regulatory challenges, and the environmental impacts of both indoor and outdoor farming. To safeguard small farmers and their communities, the author proposes a Marijuana Appellation system, inspired by the wine industry, to certify local crop origins. While a sustainable and artisanal farming model is not guaranteed, the potential exists to revitalize rural communities and support American family farms. As the end of marijuana prohibition approaches, it’s crucial to envision the kind of industry and agriculture we want, making this exploration essential for planning a promising future.

This ground-breaking study reveals the prophetic, revolutionary vision at the heart of Shakespeare's four greatest tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. Shakespearean Tragedy engages with each of these titanic masterpieces as a singular, complete work of dramatic art with its own distinctive concerns and critical challenges. Through compelling new readings of the plays, couched in lively, accessible prose and grounded in close analysis of their language and form, Kiernan Ryan transforms our understanding of Shakespearean tragedy by revealing the radical egalitarian perspective from which it is conceived and written. In recent decades criticism has striven to entrench these plays in the culture of the distant past from which they sprang. This book frees them to show how Shakespeare dramatises the tragic realities of his world from the standpoint of the transfigured future that our world still awaits.