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Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know® 1st Edition

by Jonathan P. Caulkins (Author), Angela Hawken (Author), Beau Kilmer (Author),
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  • Series: What Everyone Needs to Know
  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1 edition (July 13, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0199913714
  • ISBN-13: 978-0199913718
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 0.9 x 5.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsAn End to Prohibition?
By Henry Abraham on September 18, 2012
Format: Paperback
With nearly universal agreement that the War on Drugs has done more to spur the illicit drug trade than to stop it (even the current Drug Czar concedes the point), now comes the idea of marijuana legalization. 74% of Americans support its use as medicine. To date 17 states have made it legal for that purpose. Can the Feds be far behind?

Four scholars with a background in drug policy analysis at the RAND Corporation now weigh in on the question. One could not ask for a more balanced and clear treatment of the controversy. For readers in a hurry let me reveal that three support legal weed, and one doesn't. But you'd miss a great deal if you didn't read more.

Making something illegal that a lot of people want puts a smile on the faces of criminals the world over. Drug policy is the largest reason there exists a 600 billion dollar a year drug trade. It is the reason the U.S. has the world's largest prison system. It also makes criminals out of millions of otherwise law abiding citizens who smoke marijuana.
Despite the trillion dollars spent in the War on Drugs over the last forty years, and the 750,000 marijuana arrests each year in the US, the majority of American high schoolers still report that weed is "easy to get." Half of the seniors used it in 2011. No wonder. The cost for weed use comes in at less than a dollar per stoned hour, a lot cheaper than the ticket to see The Dark Knight.

Weed is, well, a weed. It's easy to grow. A small house with grow lights can yield a retail crop of $2.5 million. In the U.S. economists estimate that weed production is in the top 15 of cash crops, on par with potatoes and grapes. If marijuana use occurs de facto, why not end its prohibition?

Not so fast, say the authors.Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 starsWhat everyone should know about this book
By Chris Hawkes on July 22, 2012
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This book is thought provoking.
It made me think of angles to the legalization debate I have never thought of.
Most of this book is based on good solid data.
However the aim of this book is to take the undecided on the subject of legalization and guide them, ever so gently away from the solid data, to persuade them that legalization will do more harm than good.
Marijuana does not fit the clinical definition of addiction. So, in 1984 Orwellian fashion, they redefine it to mean dependent.

It didn't take me many chapters to figure out the anti-legalization thrust of this book. What sealed the deal for me, was when they stated as fact, that CBD is a psychoactive (chemical) like THC. This was their first LIE. CBD does not alter consciousness.

The authors asserts opinions, sprinkles in a little fact, then asserts their opinions as facts. It is rarely a pro con argument. They rarely take an argument, and then argue against it, in debate fashion. Although they often admit there is no way of knowing some things, much of this book is speculation on things they admit is imposable to know.

If you don't know much about the legalization debate, this book can be misleading. If you are well versed on this subject and know a little about logic, this book can be thought provoking and annoying. The next generation of reefer madness propagandists may use this book to further their empire.

What I think about legalization,

I believe the majority of us want a moral and just society to live in. Cannabis is more healthy and is more likely to promote social harmony than alcohol and tobacco. I believe many people will quit the more harmful and addictive drugs alcohol and tobacco and switch to cannabis.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsBalanced book on this hard to talk about subject...
By C. Murua on July 17, 2012
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I am from the camp that thinks cannabis should legalized, taxed, and regulated like alcohol. While I love reading anything that promotes legalization of cannabis, this book was a breath of fresh air on the subject. It is written in a perspective that looks at all sides of the subject, not just pounding out a message that cannabis should be legal because of this and that reason. Throughout the book it speaks on on a points that promote legalization, and then immediately counters on the same point with what might be drawbacks if cannabis were legal. This was an excellent read in my opinion if one is interested in learning more about the subject.
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5.0 out of 5 starsProbably the most useful single volume on the subect
By Alejandro S. Hope on July 7, 2012
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This book is extremely useful for anyone interested in drug policy in general and the marijuana legalization debate in particular. It provides a comprehensive, yet very readable review, of available scientific evidence on the many facets of marijuana, as well as providing extensive information on the economics of legalization. In contrast to most other volumes on the subject, it is balanced and even-handed. More importantly, it breaks out of the sterile legalization/prohibition binary framework and describes a wide range of potential regulatory alternatives (all with pors and cons). All in all, a great read.
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3.0 out of 5 starsA quick, interesting read
By David F. Phillips on April 2, 2014
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A quick read with interesting facts - and information regarding a lack of facts in many areas regarding marijuana. I found the book a little bit disjoint - perhaps a sign of multiple authors who don't agree with one another on many relevant pieces of the book. Nevertheless worth the read.
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Published 1 month ago by Marilee
5.0 out of 5 starsgreat source.

Used it for my research paper, great source.

Published 10 months ago by Kathrin Huh
4.0 out of 5 starsThis is a good book written by people who write for the RAND ...

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Published 17 months ago by Linda Roelle
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This is an excellent book that dicusses in some detail risks and benefits of legalizing marijuana. It is a very balanced presentation and I highly recommend it no what side of the... Read more

Published 17 months ago by Mystery Fan
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Cop shops and cities, counties and states primarily make their money off scamming their own citizens...property tax, sales tax, gas tax, etc. Read more

Published 20 months ago by Get Serious
5.0 out of 5 starsVery Informative with multiple viewpoints

I started the book PRO legalization and am now more concerned about legalization despite seeing the benefits. This book does a great job of opening your eyes to all the issues. Read more

Published 22 months ago by FatherOf4
4.0 out of 5 starsGood Overview

Doesn't go too in-depth on any given issue, but I don't think it was designed too. Provides a good overview and strives to be objective in tone.

Published on February 15, 2014 by Danielle

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