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Hudak, John

Marijuana : a short history / John Hudak - xii, 217 pages ; 18 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part I. A weed by any other name. 1. Cannabis as plant and product -- Part II. The government steps in. 2. Early regulation and a new (drug) deal ; 3. Marijuana as an enemy, foreign and domestic ; 4. Richard Nixon fires the opening shots in the War on Drugs ; 5. Prosecuting the War on Drugs ; 6. Ronald Reagan opens new theaters in the War on Drugs -- Part III. Pot, the public and the powerful. 7. Demographics and death reshape views on marijuana ; 8. Cannabis use as a lifestyle of the rich and famous -- Part IV. Marijuana reform blossoms into public policy. 9. Decriminalization as the first retreat from prohibition ; 10. Ganja gridlock : the failures of federal reform ; 11. The fight for medical marijuana ; 12. Recreational marijuana sprouts in the West -- Part V. The future of marijuana. 13. Weighing the costs and benefits of legalization

ISBN: 9780815729068 0815729065

LCCN: 2016030036

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Marijuana--History--United States
Marijuana abuse--History--United States
Drug abuse--History--United States
Drug control--History--United States

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: HV5822.M3 / H83 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 362.29/50973