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Beware euphoria : the moral roots and racial myths of America's war on drugs /

"This book seeks the moral roots of America's antidrug regime and debunks claims early antidrug laws arose from racial animus. The moral roots trace to early Christian sexual strictures. Augustine condemned sex as indulging beastly appetites and suspending Godlike reason. The demands of pr...

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Main Author: Fisher, George, 1959- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Drugs of abuse > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Narcotic laws > United States > History.
Drugs of abuse > Law and legislation > United States > Criminal provisions.
Drugs > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Drug control > United States.
Drug legalization > United States.
Marijuana > Therapeutic use > United States.
Médicaments > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
Lutte antidrogue > États-Unis.
Drogues > Légalisation > États-Unis.
Marijuana > Emploi en thérapeutique > États-Unis.
Legal History.
LAW.
Discrimination.
Drug control
Drug legalization
Drugs of abuse > Law and legislation
Drugs of abuse > Law and legislation > Criminal provisions
Marijuana > Therapeutic use
Narcotic laws
United States
Ethics & moral philosophy.
Society.
Electronic books.
History
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