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Pot politics : marijuana and the costs of prohibition /

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Marijuana use continues to attract interest and fuel controversy. Big, green pot leaves have adorned the covers of Time, National Review, and Forbes. Almost 100 million Americans have tried marijuana at least once. Groups such as The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana (NORML) and The...

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Other Authors: Earleywine, Mitchell
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Marijuana > Government policy.
Marijuana > Social aspects.
Marijuana abuse.
Marijuana Smoking > prevention & control
Marijuana Smoking > legislation & jurisprudence
Drug and Narcotics Control
Public Policy
United States
Marijuana Abuse
Marijuana > Politique gouvernementale.
Marijuana > Aspect social.
Marijuana > Abus.
SELF-HELP > Substance Abuse & Addictions > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Addiction.
Marijuana abuse
Marijuana > Government policy
Marijuana > Social aspects
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Allen F. St. Pierre
  • 1. Thinking clearly about marijuana policy / Mitch Earleywine
  • section I. Costs of use and control
  • 2. The budgetary implications of marijuana prohibition / Daniel Egan, Jeffrey A. Miron
  • 3. Is drug testing in the workplace worthwhile? / Sara Smucker Barnwell, Mitch Earleywine
  • 4. Marijuana and driving : trends, design issues, and future recommendations / Anthony Liguori
  • section II. Views from abroad
  • 5. A cautious case for cannabis depenalization / Wayne Hall
  • 6. Law, culture, and cannabis : comparing use patterns in Amsterdam and San Francisco / Craig Reinarman, Peter Cohen
  • section III. Depictions of addictions
  • 7. Marijuana and the media : science, propaganda, and sloppy reporting in the U.S. news media / Bruce Mirken
  • 8. Disseminating accurate and balanced marijuana education : an opportunity for the policy reform movement / Roger A. Roffman, Anne Nicoll
  • 9. Marijuana's perceived addictiveness : a survey of clinicians and researchers / Robert Gore, Mitch Earleywine
  • section IV. Ethical and religious perspectives
  • 10. Do Marijuana offenders deserve punishment? / Douglas Husak
  • 11. Judaism and marijuana / Elliot N. Dorff
  • 12. How in God's name do we reform our marijuana laws? / Charles Thomas
  • 13. Detailed analyses of religious groups' divergent positions on marijuana / Charles Thomas
  • section V. What about the children?
  • 14. Marijuana abuse prevention / Mary Ann Pentz, Steve Sussman
  • 15. Revisioning youth policy on marijuana and other drug use : alternatives to zero tolerance / Rodney Skager
  • section VI. Support for prohibitions
  • 16. The (often unheard) case against marijuana leniency / Kevin Sabet
  • section VII. A call to action
  • 17. Values and the marijuana debate / Mitch Earleywine.