Title:
Marijuana politics : uncovering the troublesome history and social costs of criminalization / Robert M. Hardaway.
Author:
Hardaway, Robert M., 1946- author.
Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, 2018
Call Number:
HV5822.M3 H367 2018
Abstract:
This book covers everything from botany to the historical uses of marijuana to common misconceptions about the use of cannabis, with a primary focus on the political process of prohibition and legalization of cannabis in the United States.
ISBN:
9781440837067
Physical Description:
x, 298 pages ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Ch. 1. Marijuana : politics, partisanship, and demagoguery -- ch. 2. The victimless crime family -- ch. 3. Lessons from the prohibition era -- ch. 4. Marijuana as medicine / Kyle Bershok Ames -- ch. 5. A brief history of cannabis use and regulation / Kyle Bershok Ames -- ch. 6. Global marijuana regulation / Kyle Bershok Ames -- ch. 7. Recent legalization developments / Taylor Hart-Bowlan and Kyle Bershok Ames -- ch. 8. The conflict between federal and state marijuana law / Taylor Hart-Bowlan -- ch. 9. Conclusion.
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