Pot politics : marijuana and the costs of prohibition / edited by Mitch Earleywine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Earleywine, Mitchell.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marijuana--Government policy.

Marijuana.

Marijuana--Social aspects.

Marijuana abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Marijuana use continues to attract interest and fuel controversy. Big, green pot leaves have adorned the covers of Time, National Review, and Forbes. Almost 100 million Americans have tried marijuana at least once. Groups such as The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana (NORML)and The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) have tens of thousands of members. Polls suggest that 70-80% of Americans support medicinal marijuana. At least 11 U.S. states have experimented with decriminalization and medical marijuana laws, with new initiatives appearing each year. Meanwhile, other groupssuch as

Contents:

Foreword / Allen F. St. Pierre

1. Thinking clearly about marijuana policy / Mitch Earleywine

section I. Costs of use and control

2. The budgetary implications of marijuana prohibition / Daniel Egan, Jeffrey A. Miron

3. Is drug testing in the workplace worthwhile? / Sara Smucker Barnwell, Mitch Earleywine

4. Marijuana and driving : trends, design issues, and future recommendations / Anthony Liguori

section II. Views from abroad

5. A cautious case for cannabis depenalization / Wayne Hall

6. Law, culture, and cannabis : comparing use patterns in Amsterdam and San Francisco / Craig Reinarman, Peter Cohen

section III. Depictions of addictions

7. Marijuana and the media : science, propaganda, and sloppy reporting in the U.S. news media / Bruce Mirken

8. Disseminating accurate and balanced marijuana education : an opportunity for the policy reform movement / Roger A. Roffman, Anne Nicoll

9.Marijuana's perceived addictiveness : a survey of clinicians and researchers / Robert Gore, Mitch Earleywine

section IV. Ethical and religious perspectives

10. Do Marijuana offenders deserve punishment? / Douglas Husak

11. Judaism and marijuana / Elliot N. Dorff

12. How in God's name do we reform our marijuana laws? / Charles Thomas

13. Detailed analyses of religious groups' divergent positions on marijuana / Charles Thomas

section V. What about the children?

14. Marijuana abuse prevention / Mary Ann Pentz, Steve Sussman

15. Revisioning youth policy on marijuana and other drug use : alternatives to zero tolerance / Rodney Skager

section VI. Support for prohibitions

16. The (often unheard) case against marijuana leniency / Kevin Sabet

section VII. A call to action

17. Values and the marijuana debate / Mitch Earleywine.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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ISBN:

0-19-029324-1

1-283-11607-3

9786613116079

0-19-972753-8

OCLC:

654241997