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How the Use of Marijuana Was Criminalized and Medicalized, 1906-2004 [electronic resource] : A Foucaultian History of Legislation in America
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- London, Jeffrey Matthew.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marijuana--Law and legislation--United States--History.
- Marijuana--Therapeutic use--United States--History.
- Marijuana--United States--History.
- Marijuana.
- Marijuana--History--Therapeutic use--United States.
- Marijuana--History--Law and legislation--United States.
- Marijuana--History--United States.
- History, Modern 1601-.
- North America.
- Smoking.
- Humanities.
- Terpenes.
- Americas.
- Habits.
- Hydrocarbons.
- Geographic Locations.
- Organic Chemicals.
- Behavior.
- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms.
- Psychiatry.
- History.
- Marijuana Smoking.
- History, 21st Century.
- United States.
- Cannabinoids.
- History, 20th Century.
- Medical Subjects:
- History, Modern 1601-.
- North America.
- Smoking.
- Humanities.
- Terpenes.
- Americas.
- Habits.
- Hydrocarbons.
- Geographic Locations.
- Organic Chemicals.
- Behavior.
- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms.
- Psychiatry.
- History.
- Marijuana Smoking.
- History, 21st Century.
- United States.
- Cannabinoids.
- History, 20th Century.
- Local Subjects:
- Marijuana--Law and legislation--United States--History.
- Marijuana--Therapeutic use--United States--History.
- Marijuana--United States--History.
- Marijuana.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (178 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- How the Use of Marijuana Was Criminalized and Medicalized, 1906-2004
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book investigates the social construction of the processes of marijuana criminalization and marijuana medicalization. It is the first substantive study on the subject to include a detailed historical context in which to situate a new theoretical model for examining the contemporary U.S. drug policy debate.
- Contents:
- HOW THE USE OF MARIJUANA WAS CRIMINALIZED AND MEDICALIZED, 1906-2004: A Foucaultian History of Legislation in America; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - The Three Stages of Deviant Designation; Chapter Three - Kendall and Wickham's Method; Chapter Four - Archaeology of Marijuana Criminalization; Chapter Five - A Genealogy of Marijuana Medicalization; Chapter Six - Conclusions; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-4453-X
- OCLC:
- 841911033
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