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Beginning innocently enough in his twenties when pot made everything--food, music, sex--better. Getting married, having a kid, and enjoying professional success didn't tamp down Pollack's addiction. As cannabis grew stronger and more widely available, Pollack's dependence was shadowed by the expansion and acceptance of the marijuana Big Business. By 2014, Neal was a correspondent for a national marijuana newspaper, mostly because it meant free pot. Diving into the wild, wicked world of weed with both lungs, Pollack proceeds to smoke, vape, and eat his way to oblivion, leading to terrible public meltdowns and other embarrassing behavior. After his mother dies in 2017, he spirals out of control, finally hitting rock bottom during a reckless two-day gambling and drug-filled binge, culminating in a public crack-up at the World Series in Dodger Stadium. Three weeks later, he quit. Sober after joining a twelve-step program, Neal outed himself publicly as a marijuana addict in a 2018 New York Times op-ed piece, leading to his decision to document his addiction experience as a cautionary tale for the millions of recreational users in the hazy age of legalized marijuana.

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Neal Pollack, The Greatest Living American Writer, is the author of eleven books of fiction and nonfiction, including the bestselling memoirs Alternadad and Stretch; the cult classic The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature; the novels Never Mind the Pollacks, Jewball, Repeat, and Keep Mars Weird; and Downward-Facing Death and Open Your Heart, a pair of yoga mysteries. Pollack is currently the editor-in-chief of Book and Film Globe. His twenty-five-year freelance writing credits include a column in Vanity Fair, as well as GQ, the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Men's Journal, Slate, Salon, Nerve, the Federalist, the Drive, Yahoo!, Esquire, the Jewish Daily Forward, Decider, and many other publications large and small. A three-time Jeopardy! champion, a former correspondent for the Cannabist, and a certified yoga instructor, Pollack lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife (the painter Regina Allen), their son Elijah, and a Boston Terrier named Briar. Tim Paige is an audiobook narrator with a passion for rom coms, superheroes, and telling stories that provide an escape from the world (or a new lens with which to view it). A former full-time touring musician, Tim has played on some of the biggest stages in the world. He is the voice of The More You Know on NBC, and has provided voice-over for many national commercials, promos, trailers, and video games. When he's not narrating audiobooks or voicing fun projects, you'll most often find him playing pretend with his two sons, shouting at the television during Syracuse Orange basketball and football games, or cooking up tasty vegan treats.

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