"In the last five years, eight states have legalized recreational marijuana. To many, continued victories seem certain. But pot was on a similar trajectory forty years ago, only to encounter a fierce backlash. In Grass Roots, historian Emily Dufton tells the remarkable story of …
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Cannabis: global histories
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"Cannabis consumption, commerce, and control in global history, from the nineteenth century to the present day. This book gathers together authors from the new wave of cannabis histories that has emerged in recent decades. It offers case studies from Africa, Asia, the Americas, …
Looks at the current state of marijuana growth and production and how the drug has gone from being part of an illegal fringe culture to being the center of increasingly legitimate efforts focused on the cultivation of highly potent varieties.
In this book the author, an Investigative journalist, traces the social history of marijuana from its origins to its emergence in the 1960s as a defining force in an ongoing culture war. He describes how the illicit marijuana subculture overcame government opposition and morphed…
In this book the author, an Investigative journalist, traces the social history of marijuana from its origins to its emergence in the 1960s as a defining force in an ongoing culture war. He describes how the illicit marijuana subculture overcame government opposition and morphed…
A--Cannabis sativa Millions of Americans have used marijuana at some point in their lives, yet it remains a substance shrouded by myth, misinformation, and mystery. This book offers an up-to-date, cutting-edge look at how a plant with a tumultuous history has emerged from the sh…
"Public policy toward marijuana, especially in the United States, is changing rapidly. Marijuana: A Short History provides a ... narrative that discusses the social and cultural history of marijuana but also tells us how a once-vilified plant has been transformed into a serious,…