RT Book
T1 From criminalizing to decriminalizing marijuana: the politics of social control
T2 Public policy, political science
A1 Anguelov, Nikolay
A2 McCarthy, Michael H. 1942-
LA English
PP Lanham Boulder New York London
PB Lexington Books
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1031045589
AB "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"--
AB Criminalizing marijuana: the diffusion of anti-marijuana laws from the southern border to the Federal Government / Nikolay Anguelov and Michael P. McCarthy -- Counter culture and drug use: civil rights, political activism and the proliferation of marijuana consumption -- Fighting counter culture and building conservative political clout: marijuana as the "gateway" scapegoat -- The escalating costs of fighting the war on drugs from the 1990s to today: 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
CN HV5822.M3
SN 9781498566223
K1 Marijuana : Political aspects : United States
K1 Marijuana : Social aspects : United States
K1 Marijuana : Law and legislation : United States
K1 Drug legalization : United States
K1 USA : Drogenpolitik : Haschisch : Entkriminalisierung