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  • Huck Magazine

    Huck Magazine

    A Secret History: The man who taught America how to grow weed October 1, 2018
    The year was 1967, the city: New York. At the age of 23, James J. Goodwin had completed four years of service in the Navy...
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  • NOVA

    NOVA

    Le « Parrain du Cannabis » en photos May 29, 2018
    Mel Frank, cultivateur précurseur, est célébré à l’occasion de la légalisation de la marijuana en Californie. 30 avril 2018 Par Clémentine Spiler L’exposition porte bien...
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  • Lift & Co.

    Lift & Co.

    Mel Frank's Vintage Cannabis Grow-Op Photos Remind Us How We Got Here May 29, 2018
    Long before most people realistically thought cannabis would be legalized, Mel Frank co-authored a quintessential 1978 book on how to grow pot called The Marijuana...
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  • PDN

    PDN

    Mel Frank - In Awe of Weed May 29, 2018
    When We Were Criminals, the first solo exhibition featuring the work of Mel Frank, photographer and pioneer of cannabis botany, is on view at M+B...
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  • DOPE Magazine

    DOPE Magazine

    Mel Frank the Godfather of Growers May 19, 2018
    Shwa Laytart May 18, 2018 Some pioneers in the cannabis industry have flown under the radar long enough that they still survive to this day....
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  • LA Times

    LA Times

    Essential Arts & Culture Newsletter May 17, 2018
    Mel Frank, “When We Were Criminals,” at M + B Photo. Back in the ’70s, Mel Frank helped write the literal book on how...
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  • GARAGE

    GARAGE

    The Man Who Literally Wrote the Book on DIY Pot Farming May 10, 2018
    The Man Who Literally Wrote the Book on DIY Pot Farming As legalization (and commercialization) gain momentum in the US, an emissary from the halcyon...
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  • MARIJUANA.COM

    MARIJUANA.COM

    All Roads Lead to Mel Frank May 3, 2018
    A multifaceted godfather of cannabis, Frank is a botanist, author, and photographer who has cultivated marijuana all over the United States. A photo exhibition, “When...
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  • Quiet Lunch

    Quiet Lunch

    In the Menu - Visual Arts. May 2, 2018
    “My method of intake is smoking a joint that I rolled,” says Mel Frank, the super-chill, 73-year-old ‘godfather of marijuana growers’ over the phone from...
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  • METRO

    METRO

    Photographer Mel Frank has been growing cannabis for over 40 years April 27, 2018
    Photographer Mel Frank has been growing cannabis for over 30 years. He’s a real expert in the field, having even published the first ever manual...
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  • DARLIN

    DARLIN

    Per 30 anni quest’uomo ha fotografato amorevolmente le sue piantine April 25, 2018
    Il coltivatore e fotografo Mel Frank ha coltivato la cannabis nel corso degli ultimi 30 anni, sviluppando una vera esperienza nel settore. Su questa attività,...
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  • Konbibi

    Konbibi

    This Guy's Been Photographing His Marijuana Plants For Over 30 Years April 25, 2018
    On January 1 2018, the recreational use of cannabis was made legal in the state of California. While therapeutic marijuana had been allowed within state...
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  • MEL MAGAZINE

    MEL MAGAZINE

    Conversation with Mel Frank, the ‘Godfather’ of Marijuana Growers Who’s ‘Still Tokin’ After All These Years’ April 18, 2018
    I was introduced to Mel Frank as “The Godfather of Growing Marijuana.” It was 2014 and I was visiting a vape company he was consulting....
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