Portland Public Library

Marijuana reform

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Marijuana reform

bibliography

887865937

Reference shelf, volume 86, number 5

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 with articles that highlight the recent trend towards legalization and whether a otipping pointo has been reached in the national debate over marijuana reform. The next chapter examines the differences in the legalization and decriminalization of marijuana and how that argument has been framed. Next, the progressive push towards regulating and distributing medical marijuana is examined, with focus on the research, or lack thereof, behind the movement for marijuana as a viable medical treatment for a vast array of illnesses. Closely related to that topic is the argument for the declassification of marijuana, which many researchers and scientists feel is necessary in order to fully understand the potential of marijuana AEs seemingly promising ingredients and effects. The volume concludes with a chapter on marijuana taxation, a slippery slope that many feel is helping to turn the tide in the marijuana reform debate

Preface: 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