Дополнительная Информация

Издание

Second edition.

Описание

xii, 252 pages ; 21 cm

Примечание

Previous edition: 2016.

Библиография

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary

"Millions of Americans have used marijuana at some point in their lives, yet it remains a substance shrouded by myth, misinformation, and mystery. Over the past decades, marijuana has become a remarkable social, economic, and even political force, with a surprising range of advocates and opponents. In Marijuana : A Short History, John Hudak, one of the best-known and most-cited experts on marijuana legalization, offers an up-to-date, cutting-edge look at how a plant with a tumultuous history has emerged from the shadows of counterculture and illegality. Public policy toward marijuana, especially in the United States, is changing rapidly. This new edition provides a brief yet compelling narrative of the racial, social, and cultural history of marijuana but also tells us how a once-vilified plant has been transformed into a mainstream issue. Focusing on politics, media, racial justice, government, and education, Hudak explains why public policy has changed, and what that change might mean for marijuana's future place in society." -- Back cover.

Содержание

Cannabis as plant and product -- Early regulation and a new (drug) deal -- Marijuana as an enemy, foreign and domestic -- Richard Nixon fires the opening shots in the war on drugs -- Prosecuting the war on drugs -- Ronald Reagan opens new theaters in the war on drugs -- Demographics and death reshape views on marijuana -- Cannabis use as a lifestyle of the rich and famous -- Decriminalization as the first retreat from Prohibition -- Ganja gridlock : the failures of federal reform -- The fight for medical marijuana -- Recreational marijuana sprouts in the West -- Racial justice and the future of marijuana reform -- Weighing the costs and benefits of legalization.

Тема

Marijuana -- United States -- History.

Marijuana abuse -- United States -- History.

Drug abuse -- United States -- History.

Drug control -- United States -- History.

Marijuana abuse.

Drug control.

Drug abuse.

Marijuana.

United States.

Жанр/Форма

History.

ISBN

0815738315 (paperback)

9780815738312 (paperback)

9780815738329 (epub)

0815738323 (epub)