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Birkitts Books presents ... REEFER: How Smugglers Won the War on Marijuana Author: Powell, Tommy Publisher: Reffer Press Release Date: 2024-08-18 Seller Category: -- Qty Available: 1 Condition: Collectible: Very Good Sku: 250214010 Notes: Inscribed by author on the half-title page, Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. "Tommy Powell has an epic life story filled with all the adventure and intrigue you'd hope to find in a smuggler's tale." Jake Halpern - New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner "He prides himself on having never testified against anyone else in all of his various engagements with law enforcement." Lucy Morgan - Pulitzer Prize winning journalist - St. Petersburg Times Tommy Powell's story is a fascinating, truthful, and forgotten piece of American history: the ingenuity, the grit, the ambition. An American pioneer for modern times! Lina Britto - Marijuana Boom - The Rise and Fall of Colombia's First Drug Paradise - Assistant Professor of History at Northwestern University "I can confirm that the information in Tommy Powell's book is accurate. lt is also an excellent read." Danny Dunn - Former Supervisory Special Agent U.S. Customs Service "At that time the trade route from Colombia had not been established, and Powell went there to make that happen." Ross Parker - Former Chief of the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Detroit In 1972, Tommy ventured to Columbia in search of 20,000 pounds of high grade Colombia Gold, but was met with dis-belief. An order of that size had never been requested from the Colombians. He settled for 16,000 pounds at 6 dollars a pound and sold it in Ann Arbor, Michigan for 250 dollars a pound. The golden hue of the Colombian weed delivered a more enjoyable high and sold for nearly double the price of the Jamaican weed. Tommy would pack a fleet of shrimp boats with 30,000 to 60,000 pounds per trip, send them across the dangerous Yucatan Channel and Mona Passage to hidden coves scattered along Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, and Maine coastlines. Tommy delivered millions of dol-lars into Colombia month after month and quickly established close business ties with every major cartel family. His massive successes piqued the interest of another drug aspiring drug lord, Pablo Escobar, who approached Powell seeking a deal to transport cocaine through his supply chain. Without hesitation, Tommy brazenly denied the offer. believing marijuana unified people while cocaine tore people's lives apart and he refused to participate. His international operation employed thousands and supplied millions of people, many for the first time, with the highest quality weed the United States had ever smoked. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our Store!!