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Marijuana : a short history /
Millions of Americans have used marijuana at some point in their lives, yet it remains a substance shrouded by myth, misinformation, and mystery. This book offers a look at how a plant with a tumultuous history has emerged from the shadows of counterculture and illegality. Marijuana has become a rem...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
[2016]
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| Series: | Short Histories.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- A weed by any other name. Cannabis as plant and product
- The government steps in. 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
- Pot, the public and the powerful. Demographics and death reshape views on marijuana ; Cannabis use as a lifestyle of the rich and famous
- Marijuana reform blossoms into public policy. 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
- The future of marijuana. Weighing the costs and benefits of legalization.