Legalizing Marijuana - Drug Policy Reform and Prohibition Politics (Hardcover)

This book is a frontal assault on the federal government's almost century-long campaign against marijuana in all its forms--cultivation, growing, selling, and recreational and medicinal use. Beginning with the anti-pot campaign of the first unofficial drug czar, Harry Anslinger, in the 1930s and continuing wiht only minor differences in emphasis through the recent Reagan, Clinton, and two Bush administrations, federal efforts to stamp out every form of marijuana use involve ignoring the independent reports of numerous federal commissions; supporting provably false claims about marijuana's effects; acquiescing to conservative law enforcement and religious groups' condemnatory agendas; generating a climate of fear in the electorate in order to cultivate messianic images for politicians; and ultimately governing in a way that does a disservice to all involved.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2004
First published:	June 2004
Authors:	Rudolph J. Gerber
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-275-97448-0
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-275-97448-0
Barcode:	9780275974480

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