Legalizing Marijuana: Drug Policy Reform and Prohibition Politics - Softcover

Gerber, Rudolph J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0313361673 ISBN 13: 9780313361678

Publisher: Praeger, 2004

Synopsis

This book is a frontal assault on the federal government's almost century-long campaign against marijuana in all its forms―cultivation, growing, selling, and recreational and medicinal use. Beginning with the anti-pot campaign of the first unofficial drug czar, Harry Anslinger, in the 1930s and continuing wiht only minor differences in emphasis through the recent Reagan, Clinton, and two Bush administrations, federal efforts to stamp out every form of marijuana use involve ignoring the independent reports of numerous federal commissions; supporting provably false claims about marijuana's effects; acquiescing to conservative law enforcement and religious groups' condemnatory agendas; generating a climate of fear in the electorate in order to cultivate messianic images for politicians; and ultimately governing in a way that does a disservice to all involved.

About this title

Book Description:

Highlights the failures of the government's war on marijuana, likening it to 1920s-style prohibition politics, and points to the need for citizen initiatives to change drug policy.

About the Author:

RUDOLPH J. GERBER is a retired appellate judge who served on the Arizona Court of Appeals until 2001. Currently a praciticing attorney in Phoenix, he is also on the faculty of the School of Justice Studies at Arizona State University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0313361673
• ISBN 13: 9780313361678
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208