Tag: Thai Stick: Surfers

June 2, 2015

New Book Tuesday: Thai Stick and Robert Thurman

Our weekly list of new titles now available: Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade (Now available in paper) Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter In Vimalakirti’s House: A Festschrift in Honor of Robert A. F....

April 20, 2015

A Post for 4/20: Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter Discuss Pot Smuggling

In recognition of 4/20, we are re-posting Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter’s appearance on HuffPost Live to discuss their book Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade In the interview, Maguire and Ritter discuss drug...

May 12, 2014

Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter Discuss Pot Smuggling on HuffPost Live

Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter, coauthors of Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade, were recently on HuffPost Live to discuss their book and drug smuggling in Thailand in the 1960s and 1970s. Also joining...

December 4, 2013

VIDEO: Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter on Thai Stick

Australia Network News recently broadcast a story about Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade, by Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter. The story focuses, in part, on Mike Ritter’s personal story as someone who dropped...

November 20, 2013

Images of Surfing, Drugs, and Drug Smuggling via "Thai Stick"

From California surfers to the hinterlands of Thailand, Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade, by Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter, documents the growth, professionalization, and dangers of the international marijuana trade. That story is,...

November 19, 2013

Book Giveaway! Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade

This week we will be featuring Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade the extraordinary tale of marijuana smuggling in the 1970s by Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter. Throughout the week we will be featuring...