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From criminalizing to decriminalizing marijuana
This book juxtaposes the history of anti-marijuana legislation in America with its growing use and social acceptance. It tracks the evolution of cultural and political factors that fuel the current diffusion of cannabis decriminalization.
Criminalizing marijuana: the diffusion of anti-marijuana laws from the southern border to the Federal Government / Nikolay Anguelov and Michael P. McCarthy -- Counterculture and drug use: civil rights, political activism, and the proliferation of marijuana consumption -- Marijuana as the "gateway" scapegoat: Fighting counterculture and building conservative political clout -- The escalating costs of the war on drugs: markets, governments, and drug barons -- The addiction question: is marijuana addictive or not? -- Decriminalization: the beginning of new political entrepreneurship -- Policy diffusion in action: actors and factors that fuel marijuana reform / Nikolay Anguelov and Michael P. McCarthy -- Who is for what? a data analysis of expected benefits from cannabis reform -- The future: expected benefits, born costs, and unintended consequences.
by Nikolay Anguelov ; with Michael P. McCarthy.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [143]-160) and index.