Marijuana: A Short History

ISBN-13: 9780815738312 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 268 str.

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• Contents:
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Part I: A Weed by Any Other Name
• 1. Cannabis as Plant and Product
• Part II: The Government Steps In
• 2. Early Regulation and a New (Drug) Deal
• 3. Marijuana as an Enemy, Foreign and Domestic
• 4. Richard Nixon Fires the Opening Shots in the War on Drugs
• 5. Prosecuting the War on Drugs
• 6. Ronald Reagan Opens New Theaters in the War on Drugs
• Part III: Pot, the Public, and the Powerful
• 7. Demographics and Death Reshape Views on Marijuana
• 8. Cannabis Use as a Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous
• Part IV: Marijuana Reform Blossoms into Public Policy
• 9. Decriminalization as the First Retreat from Prohibition
• 10. Ganja Gridlock: The Failures of Federal Reform
• 11. The Fight for Medical Marijuana
• 12. Recreational Marijuana Sprouts in the West
• Part V: The Future of Marijuana
• 13. Racial Justice and the Future of Marijuana Reform
• 14. Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Legalization
• Notes
• Index