Marijuana : a short history / John Hudak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hudak, John (John Joseph), author.

Contributor:

JSTOR (Online Service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marijuana--United States--History.

Marijuana.

Marijuana abuse--United States--History.

Marijuana abuse.

Drug abuse--United States--History.

Drug abuse.

History.

United States.

Drug control--United States--History.

Drug control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 252 pages.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2020]

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2020]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Part I A Weed by any Other Name

1 Cannabis as Plant and Product p. 9

Part II The Government Steps in

2 Early Regulation and a New (Drug) Deal p. 29

3 Marijuana as an Enemy, Foreign and Domestic p. 38

4 Richard Nixon Fires the Opening Shots in the War on Drugs p. 45

5 Prosecuting the War on Drugs p. 55

6 Ronald Reagan Opens New Theaters in the War on Drugs p. 67

Part III Pot, the Public, and the Powerful

7 Demographics and Death Reshape Views on Marijuana p. 81

8 Cannabis Use as a Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous p. 93

Part IV Marijuana Reform Blossoms into Public Policy

9 Decriminalization as the First Retreat from Prohibition p. 113

10 Ganja Gridlock: The Failures of Federal Reform p. 117

11 The Fight for Medical Marijuana p. 134

12 Recreational Marijuana Sprouts in the West p. 145

Part V The Future of Marijuana

13 Racial Justice and the Future of Marijuana Reform p. 173

14 Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Legalization p. 191.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780815738329

0815738323

Publisher Number:

99987665488

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.