Should marijuana be legalized? The latest Gallup poll reports that exactly half of Americans say yes ; opinion couldn't be more evenly divided.Marijuana is forbidden by international treaties and by national and local laws across the globe. But those laws are under challenge in several countries. In the U.S., there is no short-term prospect for changes in federal law, but sixteen states allow medical use and recent initiatives to legalize production and non-medical use garnered more than 40% support in four states. California's Proposition 19 nearly passed in 2010, and multiple states are expected to consider similar measures in the years to come. The debate and media coverage surrounding Proposition 19 reflected profound confusion, both about the current state of the world and about the likely effects of changes in the law. In addition, not all supporters of legalization agree on what it is they want to legalize: Just using marijuana? Growing it? Selling it? Advertising it? If sales are to be legal, what regulations and taxes should apply? Different forms of legalization might have very different results.Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) will provide readers with a non-partisan primer about the topic, covering everything from the risks and benefits of using marijuana, to describing the current laws around the drug in the U.S. and abroad. The authors discuss the likely costs and benefits of legalization at the state and national levels and walk readers through the middle ground of policy options between prohibition and commercialized production. The authors also consider how marijuana legalization could personally impact parents, heavy users, medical users, drug traffickers, and employers.What Everyone Needs to Know (R) is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN-13
9780199913718
eBay Product ID (ePID)
115951674
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Criminal Law
Author
Angela Hawken, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Beau Kilmer, Mark A.R. Kleiman
Publication Name
Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know (R)
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Healthcare System, Criminology
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
221mm
Item Width
147mm
Item Weight
514g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Beau Kilmer, Angela Hawken, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Mark A.R. Kleiman
Series Title
What Everyone Needs to Know (R)
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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