Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Author: John Hudak
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 0815738323
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 270

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From “Reefer Madness” to legal purchase at the corner store With long-time legal and social barriers to marijuana falling across much of the United States, the time has come for an accessible and informative look at attitudes toward the dried byproduct of Cannabis sativa. Marijuana: A Short History profiles the politics and policies concerning the five-leaf plant in the United States and around the world. Millions of Americans have used marijuana at some point in their lives, yet it remains a substance shrouded by myth, misinformation, and mystery. And nearly a century of prohibition has created an enforcement system that is racist, and the continuing effects of racially-targeted over criminalization limit economic and social opportunities in communities of color. Marijuana: A Short History tells this story, and that of states stepping up to enact change. This book offers an up-to-date, cutting-edge look at how a plant with a tumultuous history has emerged from the shadows of counterculture and illegality. Today, marijuana has become a remarkable social, economic, and even political force—with a surprising range of advocates and opponents. Over the past two decades marijuana policy has transformed dramatically in the United States, as dozens of states have openly defied the federal government. Marijuana: A Short History provides a brief yet compelling narrative that discusses the social and cultural history of marijuana but also tells us how a once-vilified plant has been transformed into a serious, even mainstream, public policy issue. Focusing on politics, the media, government, racism, criminal justice, and education, the book describes why public policy has changed, and what that change might mean for marijuana's future place in society.

Author: Dan Baum
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
ISBN: 0307595412
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 353

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"A funny, raucous, eye-opening, wholly non-partisan trip in search of Americans who love their guns"--

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Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0753552035
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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For the last 50 years, drug prohibition laws have put the market for illegal drugs into the hands of organised criminals. Now, it’s time to take control. Ending the failed war on drugs will reduce drug-related violence, tackle organised crime, end the needless criminalisation of millions, and will halt the drain on government funds and resources. In this book, global opinion-leaders on the frontline of the drug debate describe their experiences and perspectives on what needs to be done. Highlighting the pitfalls behind drug policy to-date and bringing to light new policies and approaches, which make a clear case for galvanizing governments to end the war on drugs – once and for all.

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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1114

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Author: Ed Leuw
Publisher: Kugler Publications
ISBN: 9789062991037
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 372

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In a period of two decades Dutch drug policy has evolved in partial opposition to the internationally dominant ideology of prohibitionism. The "normalizing" home policy, together with the compliance to law enforcement in the international arena, make up a rather complicated and ambivalent Dutch position in drug policy. The Dutch drug policy is fully in line with the international control practices against wholesale drug trafficking. In regards to its social drug policy, however, it has become a rare dissenter within an increasingly unifying and compelling international drug policy context. This book gives an account of the national Dutch drug control strategy.

Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control
Publisher:
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Category : Drug control
Languages : en
Pages : 990

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Author: Robert C. Rowland
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780844254098
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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Author: Joan Nordquist
Publisher: Reference & Research Services
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 78

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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1328

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