- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Lindesmith Center (January 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1891385062
- ISBN-13: 978-1891385063
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 3.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 667 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,647,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A Complete History of U.S. Prohibition, Jan 4 2001
By Kevin Feeney - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Marijuana Conviction: A History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States (Paperback)
This is the most comprehensive look at marijuana and drug prohibition available! It was written by members of Nixons very own committee delegated to the task of researching marijuana, it's history, effects, and whether the drug policy at the time was a sensible one. They found that it was not, and suggested a serious rethinking of marijuana laws. However, instead of listening to his own research committee Nixon decided to start the now infamous war on drugs! Though this book only follows prohibition up to the early 70s, as that's when it was published, it contains the essential history of marijuana prohibition which most people are not familiar with. It discusses the general atmosphere of prohibition that hovered over the early 20th century, and how that affected marijuanas legal status. It also discusses the mutation by law makers of the word "narcotic," the inconsistent stances of Drug Czar Anslinger, and the horribly racist tactics used to criminalize marijuana (As well as the horribly racist reasons!)! This book is a must read for EveryOne!
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STILL BRILLIANT, Jun 20 2007
By Dr Mitchell Earleywine "Dr. Mitch" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Marijuana Conviction: A History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States (Paperback)
This masterpiece can't be summarized in a simple review. Whatever your feelings about marijuana prohibition, you'll find this book supremely informative. The historical research is wonderfully detailed, but the authors present it in a nice narrative form so that the book reads like a mystery novel. They make insightful connections about the history of cannabis laws, attitudes about immigration, arrest records, the personal lives of members of law enforcement, and conflict between the social classes. They are candid about the potential limitations of their own objectivity, but everything they present is documented. Read it, think, and you'll find yourself agreeing with them.
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By Donna Zoll - Published on Amazon.com
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