Cannabis

Cannabis: a history

by Booth, Martin

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"In this study, Martin Booth crafts a tale of medical advance, religious enlightenment, political subterfuge, and human rights, of law enforcement and custom officers, cunning smugglers, street pushers, gang warfare, writers, artists, musicians, and happy-go-lucky hippies and potheads." "Booth chronicles the fascinating and often mystifying process through which cannabis, a relatively harmless substance, became outlawed throughout the Western world, and the devastating effect such legislation h…

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  • Full title :Cannabis : a history / Martin Booth.

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"In this study, Martin Booth crafts a tale of medical advance, religious enlightenment, political subterfuge, and human rights, of law enforcement and custom officers, cunning smugglers, street pushers, gang warfare, writers, artists, musicians, and happy-go-lucky hippies and potheads." "Booth chronicles the fascinating and often mystifying process through which cannabis, a relatively harmless substance, became outlawed throughout the Western world, and the devastating effect such legislation has on the global economy. Above all, he demonstrates how the case for decriminalization remains one of the twenty-first century's hottest topics."--Jacket.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2004, ©2003.
  • Edition:1st U.S. ed

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The Physical Object

  • Description:xii, 354 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0312322208, 9780312322205
  • oclc:ocm54543463
  • LC Classification:HV5822.C3
  • Dewey Decimal:362.29/5/09

Subjects

Cannabis Cannabis -- Histoire Cannabis -- History Cannabis -- Law and legislation History Marijuana Marijuana -- Histoire Marijuana -- History

Writers

Booth, Martin

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