Stoned Age

A story about being young and compulsive, "e;The Stoned Age"e; follows a twenty-something narrator's attempt to quit smoking pot and clear his head. Living in funky Tucson, Arizona, his multiple attempts at sobriety fail, so he enrolls in a drug treatment group and discovers his other problem: cultural perceptions. As a fellow rehab patient tells Dave Chappelle's character in the movie Half Baked: "e;You in here 'cuz of marijuana? ...Man, this is some bullshit!"e; Which is exactly the author's dilemma: if cannabis sativa is so harmless, why can't he quit smoking it?