Marijuana reform.
Marijuana Reform is a collection of articles that examine the recent push for marijuana policy reform in America, which has reached a turning point in 2013 as many states are trending towards legalization and taxation of the psychoactive drug, both medicinally and recreationally. The volume begins...
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| Language: | English |
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Ipswich, Massachusetts : Amenia, New York :
H.W. Wilson, a division of EBSCO Information Services ; Grey House Publishing, Inc.,
2014.
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| Series: | Reference shelf ;
v. 86, no. 5. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface: The State of marijuana reform
- Marijuana Policy Reform: The Tipping Point:
- Reform: the marijuana legalization debate
- Legalization of marijuana: an overview / Alex K Rich and Alexander Stingl
- War on drugs a global failure, London School of Economics says / Janelle Jordan
- Legally green / Suzanne Weiss
- 3 worst arguments for legalizing marijuana / Mike Riggs
- How marijuana legalization leaves mothers and pregnant women behind / Kristen Gwynne
- 8 lies we have to stop telling ourselves about marijuana in America / Tom McKay
- How not to make a hash out of cannabis legalization / Mark Kleiman
- Obama: marijuana is not "more dangerous than alcohol" / Eyder Peralta
- Is marijuana as safe as-or safer than-alcohol? / Jen Christensen and Jacque Wilson
- Student views shifting on risks of marijuana / Evie Blad
- Poll: marijuana legalization inevitable / Kristen Wyatt
- Don't fear the reefer! / Jordan Smith
- How far can Ethan Nadelmann push America's drug laws? / Will Godfrey
- MBA for stoners: get ready for the next growth industry / Michelle Goodman
- US policy on marijuana fuels push for legalization worldwide / Gene Johnson
- Following legalization in US, Uruguay, marijuana gets second look / Associated Press
- Marijuana: Legalization Versus Decriminalization:
- Evolving legal history of marijuana
- Decriminalizing versus legalizing marijuana-who's right, and what's the difference? / Randy LoBasso
- FYI: decriminalization of cannabis does not mean weed will be legal in Texas / Angelica Leicht
- Legalizing marijuana: why citizens should just say no / Charles "Cully" Stimson
- Drug legalization: why it wouldn't work in the United States / Edmund Hartnett
- Pot reform's race problem / Carl L Hart
- Seeking Relief: Medicinal Marijuana:
- Marijuana as medicine
- Health benefits of medical marijuana: 3 major ways cannabis helps sick people live normal lives / Anthony Rivas
- Medical marijuana: 4 experts on benefits versus risks / David Levine
- Family moving in search of medical marijuana / Taylor Shuck
- Out of options / Jacob Jones
- Marijuana raid in Bates County illustrates the evolution of an issue / Donald Bradley
- Top 10 studies of 2013 proving the medicinal power of cannabis / Arjun Walia
- Medical use of marijuana in palliative care / Suzanne Johannigman and Valerie Eschiti
- Boost for medical marijuana? / Leonie Welberg
- Is pot getting more potent? / William Brangham
- Marijuana Reclassification: The Next Debate:
- Reclassification quagmire
- Politics of cannabis psychosis / Jason Reed
- Pot block! Trapped in the marijuana rescheduling maze / Harmon Leon
- Rescheduling marijuana / Jon Gettman
- Confused about pot? So's the law / Mark A Kleiman
- Obama just took one big step towards marijuana legalization / Matt Essert
- When Holder says Congress can reclassify marijuana if it wants, is he taking a "big step" toward legalization? / Jacob Sullum
- NIDA's director tell us what we know-and need to know--about marijuana / Bruce Barcott
- Taxing Marijuana: Boon Or Blunder?:
- Taxation
- Marijuana is legal: time to regulate and tax it / Joni Balter
- Why legalizing marijuana is a smart fiscal move / Bruce Bartlett
- Economic benefits of marijuana legalization / Abbas P Grammy
- Marijuana legalization could be a tax windfall for states / Associated Press
- Marijuana tax touted as budgetary benefit to US and states. Really? / Allison Terry
- Legalizing marijuana for profit is a bad idea / Jamie P Chandler and Palmer Gibbs
- Colorado's marijuana debate heats up as activists argue against heavy taxation / Kristen Wyatt
- $100 million question: what to do with all that marijuana tax money? / Bente Birkeland
- Anti-pot group complains that Coloradans are not buying enough pot / Jacob Sullum
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Websites
- Index.