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From law abiding citizen to one of the country’s biggest drug traffickers: Charting the life of a modern-day Robin Hood.

Alexandria, VA. – As most Americans are aware, our government has been asked many times about ending the federal prosecution of adults who smoke marijuana and the answer is always a resounding “no!” In the current state of our economy, it would seem prudent to at least consider, given the exorbitant savings and tax revenue that would be generated from regulating the sale and production of cannabis – somewhere around $14 billion.

DC political columnist John McCaslin’s timing was perfect for his latest book, Weed Man: The Remarkable Journey of Jimmy Divine (Thomas Nelson Publishing), to be released in May, that tells the colorful tale of a modern-day, swashbuckling, Caribbean Robin Hood. McCaslin divulges the extraordinary, almost unbelievable, exploits of Jimmy Divine – a law-abiding citizen who became one of the biggest drug traffickers to infiltrate this country; one who risked life and limb to make – and give away – a fortune!

What started out to be an ordinary day for Jimmy Moree as he goes on his usual jog – ends up changing his life forever. After Jimmy stumbles upon several million dollars, his life keeps taking twists and turns that seem more and more incredible as millions more appear to fall into his lap! With every million he makes, Jimmy’s stories become more bizarre than the last; everything from trying to poison a mean neighbor with a deadly barracuda to stealing the holy garments and identity of his Catholic school priest and storing his “booty” in the crawl space of the church during Easter services. The various sides of Jimmy’s personality wears many different hats: shown in his dealings with crooked cops and politicians; directing the neighborhood crime watch at the same time he is trafficking drugs; the extreme generosity showered on poor farmers and fisherman who helped his ailing mother – up to his unlikely inclusion on the guest list to witness the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana!

With an estimated annual retail value of $113 billion, it would behoove our government to consider legalizing marijuana for many reasons, but two in particular – first, the enormous amount of tax revenue that would be pumped into our faltering economy and, secondly, to cripple the warring drug cartels and gangs who cross our borders daily. For additional information visit: www.johnmccaslin.com

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TIP SHEET

Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News, says: “I’m delighted John McCaslin has climbed out of his political trench in Washington long enough to set sail on this astonishing journey ….. in typical McCaslin fashion, he manages to bring his readers back to the nation’s capital in a chapter that will certainly have official tongues wagging in Washington.”

Wolf Blitzer, anchor and host on CNN’s The Situation Room, says “This story is so compelling …McCaslin has put it all together in a way that simply made me want to just keep on reading. Wow!”

G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate figure and nationally-syndicated radio host: “For years everybody in Washington has turned to John McCaslin’s Inside the Beltway column for the inside skinny on what is going on in our nation’s capital. Now, in Weed Man…he brings his exceptional reportorial talent to bear in a fascinating expose of the drug trade.”

Michael Reagan, presidential son and nationally syndicated radio host: “McCaslin was a twenty something White House correspondent covering my dad, Ronald Reagan, when I first read his unique musings. Maybe I’m not surprised…..that he’s now somehow made his way to a distant tropical island and uncovered the colorful if not hilarious escapades of drug trafficker Jimmy Divine.”

Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down, Guests of the Ayatollah, and Killing Pablo: “Proof positive that the extras in James Bond movies are far more interesting than the films, the story ….is so colorful it is hard to believe…or put down. Told in a breezy, witty style, McCaslin’s book captures moments in relatively recent Caribbean history when it was again possible to make a fortune by the ability to steer a boat stealthily through dangerous seas.”

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