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Title:
Marijuana reform / [compiled by H.W. Wilson].
Author:
H.W. Wilson Company.
Publication Information:
Ipswich, Massachusetts : H.W. Wilson, a division of EBSCO Information Services ; Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, 2014.
Call Number:
HV5822 .M3 M37 2014
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Edition:
[First edition].
ISBN:
9781619254367
Series:
The reference shelf ; volume 86, number 5

Reference shelf ; v. 86, no. 5.
Physical Description:
xiii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
General Note:
Edition statement supplied by publisher.
Contents:
Marijuana policy reform: the tipping point : Reform--the marijuana legalization debate ; Legalization of marijuana: an overview / War on drugs a global failure, London School of Economics says / Legally green / 3 worst arguments for legalizing marijuana / How marijuana legalization leaves mothers and pregnant women behind / 8 lies we have to stop telling ourselves about marijuana in America / How not to make a hash out of cannabis legalization / Obama: marijuana is not "more dangerous than alcohol" / Is marijuana as safe as--or safer than--alcohol? / Student views shifting on risks of marijuana / Poll: marijuana legalization inevitable / Don't fear the reefer! / How far can Ethan Nadelmann push America's drug laws? / MBA for stoners: get ready for the next growth industry / U.S. policy on marijuana fuels push for legalization worldwide / Following legalization in US, Uruguay, marijuana gets second look / Marijuana: legalization versus decriminalization : The evolving legal history of marijuana ; Decriminalizing versus legalizing marijuana--who's right, and what's the difference? / FYI: decriminalization of cannabis does not mean weed will be legal in Texas / Legalizing marijuana: why citizens should just say no / Drug legalization: why it wouldn't work in the United States / Pot reform's race problem / Seeking relief: medicinal marijuana : Marijuana as medicine ; Health benefits of medical marijuana: 3 major ways cannabis helps sick people live normal lives / Medical marijuana: 4 experts on benefits versus risks / Family moving in search of medical marijuana / Out of options / Marijuana raid in Bates County illustrates the evolution of an issue / top 10 studies of 2013 proving the medicinal power of cannabis / Medical use of marijuana in palliative care / boost for medical marijuana? / Is pot getting more potent? / Marijuana reclassification: the next debate : The reclassification quagmire ; politics of cannabis psychosis / Pot block! Trapped in the marijuana rescheduling maze / Rescheduling marijuana / Confused about pot? So's the law / Obama just took one big step towards marijuana legalization / When Holder says Congress can reclassify marijuana if it wants, is he taking a "big step" toward legalization? / NIDA's director tell us what we know--and need to know--about marijuana / Taxing marijuana: boon or blunder? Taxation ; Marijuana is legal. Time to regulate and tax it / Why legalizing marijuana is a smart fiscal move / Economic benefits of marijuana legalization / Marijuana legalization could be a tax windfall for states / Marijuana tax touted as budgetary benefit to US and states. Really? / Legalizing marijuana for profit is a bad idea / Colorado's marijuana debate heats up as activists argue against heavy taxation / $100 million question": what to do with all that marijuana tax money? / Anti-pot group complains that Coloradans are not buying enough pot
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