Coming. Two events like this could be possible if it were not for your generous support showing up to them. Really, thank you so much for adding to your denver reading community. We appreciate it. Tonight we had the honor of hosting emily dufton here to talk about her book grass roots the rise and fall of marijuana in america. Emily received her phd in american studies from George Washington university and grassroots is based off her dissertation, the inspiration for such entries you tell us more about and she starts her talk. Emily has been featured in history channel, in the art and a work can also be found in the washington post, the atlantic History News Network and run washington. We are excited to emily here today because as you know in colorado without a very intriguing conversation going about marijuana. Even before it was officially legalized in 2014. Her book adds to this conversation with new research and interviews which expands this conversation even more than we could eve
Good evening, everybody and welcome. Before we jump into the event, i want to thank you all for coming. Events like this couldnt be possible if it were not for your generous support and showing up to them so thank you for your support we appreciate it. We have the honor of hosting them only here to talk about the book the rise and fall of marijuana in america. She received her phd from George Washington university and grassroots is based off of her dissertation. The inspiration for such a sure she will tell us more about it as she starts her talk. Emily has been featured on the history channel, npr and her book can be found in the washington post, the atlantic, History News Network and run washington. We are excited to have emily here today because here in colorado we had a very intriguing conversation going about marijuana even before it was officially legalized in 2014. Her book adds to the conversation with research and interviews which expand the conversation even more than we coul