John Hudak

Marijuana

A Short History

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Produktbeschreibung

From "Reefer Madness" to legal purchase at the corner store With long-time legal and social barriers to marijuana falling across much of the United States, the time has come for an accessible and informative look at attitudes toward the dried byproduct of Cannabis sativa. Marijuana: A Short History profiles the politics and policies concerning the five-leaf plant in the United States and around the world.

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Produktdetails

• The Short Histories
• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• 2nd Edition
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 328g
• ISBN-13: 9780815738312
• ISBN-10: 0815738315
• Artikelnr.: 58697320

Autorenporträt

By John Hudak

Inhaltsangabe

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Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: A Weed by Any Other Name
1. Cannabis as Plant and Product
Part II: The Government Steps In
2. Early Regulation and a New (Drug) Deal
3. Marijuana as an Enemy, Foreign and Domestic
4. Richard Nixon Fires the Opening Shots in the War on Drugs
5. Prosecuting the War on Drugs
6. Ronald Reagan Opens New Theaters in the War on Drugs
Part III: Pot, the Public, and the Powerful
7. Demographics and Death Reshape Views on Marijuana
8. Cannabis Use as a Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous
Part IV: Marijuana Reform Blossoms into Public Policy
9. Decriminalization as the First Retreat from Prohibition
10. Ganja Gridlock: The Failures of Federal Reform
11. The Fight for Medical Marijuana
12. Recreational Marijuana Sprouts in the West
Part V: The Future of Marijuana
13. Racial Justice and the Future of Marijuana Reform
14. Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Legalization
Notes
Index
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