Clasificación:
363.450973 M379
Título:
A new leaf : the end of cannabis prohibition. --
Imp / Ed.:
New York, NY, Estados Unidos : New Press, c2014.
Descripción:
264 p. : il. ; 21 cm.
Contenido:
Introduction: along came Mary. -- 1. A plant by any other name. -- 2. History repeating. -- 3. Half-baked laws. -- 4. Green diggers. -- 5. The clash. -- 6. Phoenix. -- 7. A
new leaf. --
Resumen:
Tomado de LOC: "In November 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington passed landmark measures to legalize the production and sale of cannabis for social use-a first not only
in the United States but also the world. Medical cannabis is now legal in eighteen states and Washington, D.C., and more than one million Americans have turned to it in place of conventional
pharmaceuticals. Yet the federal government refuses to acknowledge these broader societal shifts and continues to raid and arrest people: 49.5 percent of all drug-related arrests involve the
sale, manufacture, or possession of cannabis. In the first book to explore the new landscape of cannabis in the United States, investigative journalists Alyson Martin and Nushin Rashidian
present a deeply researched, insightful story of how recent developments tie into cannabis's complex history and thorny politics. Reporting from nearly every state with a medical cannabis
law, Martin and Rashidian enliven their book with in-depth interviews with patients, growers, doctors, entrepreneurs, politicians, activists, and regulators. They whisk readers from the
federal cannabis farm at the University of Mississippi to the headquarters of the ACLU to Oregon's "World Famous Cannabis Cafe;." They present an expert analysis of how recent milestones
toward legalization will affect the war on drugs both domestically and internationally. The result is an unprecedented and lucid account of how legalization is manifesting itself in the lives
of millions. A New Leaf offers an essential guide for anyone who wants to understand the far-ranging implications of this rapidly changing drug landscape." --
ISBN:
9781595589200
Temas:
Notas:
Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 231-264) e índice.