Legalizing marijuana : promises and pitfalls / Margaret J. Goldstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldstein, Margaret J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marijuana--Law and legislation--United States--Juvenile literature.

Marijuana.

Drug legalization--United States--Juvenile literature.

Drug legalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (104 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2016.

Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2017]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With the increase in states legalizing marijuana, understanding the debate about marijuana is more important than ever. Learn about the movement to legalize, the arguments on each side, and what it means for patients, state economies, and legal systems. Examine issues including the history of the movement toward legalization in the United States, efforts toward legalization around the globe, the risks/benefits of marijuana use, how it works in the body, safety regulations, economic impact of legalization, problems surrounding patchwork legalization across the nation, and the dark side of marijuana: addiction.

Contents:

Cover

Front Flap

Title Page

Dedication

Copyright Information

Table of Contents

1 A New Leaf

2 Marijuana Comes Full Circle

3 Marijuana as Medicine

4 For Better or Worse

5 R&amp

R

6 Proceed with Caution

7 The Ganjapreneurs

Source Notes

Glossary

Selected Bibliography

Further Information

Index

Photo Acknowledgments

About the Author

Back Flap

Back Cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 96-99) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781512420791

1512420794

9781512411447

1512411442

OCLC:

1047903789