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Marijuana : A Short History /
"Over the past two decades marijuana policy has transformed dramatically in the United States, as dozens of states have openly defied the federal government. Marijuana: A Short History provides a brief yet compelling narrative that discusses the social and cultural history of marijuana but also...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
[2020]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Information
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I: A Weed by Any Other Name
- Cannabis as Plant and Product
- Part II: 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
- Part III: Pot, the Public, and the Powerful
- Demographics and Death Reshape Views on Marijuana
- Cannabis Use as a Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous
- Part IV: 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
- Part V: The Future of Marijuana
- Racial Justice and the Future of Marijuana Reform
- Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Legalization
- Notes
- Index
- Back Cover