Legal High is a 2016 novel by German author . Originally written in the German language, it is a social satire concerning a near-future Germany where a legalization of cannabis is imminent. The book's author is also a journalist and as of 2016, the editor in chief of Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung's cultural magazine Frankfurter Allgemeine Quarterly. The novel's protagonist, der Dude, is based on a German cannabis grower with whom Schmidt became acquainted while doing journalism research.