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Marijuana

By The New York Times Editorial Staff

Book information

Publisher
Inc, The Rosen Publishing Group
Year
2018
ISBN
9781642821499, 9781642821482, 9781642821505
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
976 kB (999781 bytes)
Series
Changing Perspectives
Pages
\0
Time added
2023-01-09 12:12:41
Sociology; Young Adult Nonfiction; YAN051070

Description

Today's headlines shine light on the growing trend toward the legalization of marijuana, a psychoactive drug derived from the cannabis plant whose use cuts across diverse classes of people. In this compilation of articles, readers encounter a journalistic history of cannabis use. Successive phases of fear (often coupled with racist attitudes toward Mexicans and Latinos) and embrace (by hippies, U.S. soldiers in Vietnam, and other segments of the counterculture) have often clouded sound judgment about the benefits and risks of the drug. These articles explore every facet of these diverse approaches, highlighting an array of medical, economic, and social perspectives on marijuana and those who use it.

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