Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know
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Should we legalize marijuana? If we legalize, what in particular should be legal? Just possessing marijuana and growing your own? Selling and advertising? If selling becomes legal, who gets to sell? Corporations? Co-ops? The government? What regulations should apply? How high should taxes be? Different forms of legalization could bring very different results.This second edition of Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know® discusses what is happening with marijuana policy, describing both the risks and the benefits of using marijuana, without taking sides in the legalization debate. The book details the potential gains and losses from legalization, explores the "middle ground" options between prohibition and commercialized production, and considers the likely impacts of legal marijuana on occasional users, daily users, patients, parents, and employers - and even on drug traffickers.
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THE THESIS
This book investigates the complex policy implications of marijuana legalization by examining the trade-offs between prohibition and various regulatory frameworks. The authors, Beau Kilmer, Jonathan P. Caulkins, and Mark A. R. Kleiman, are established experts in drug policy research. They utilize a neutral, evidence-based approach to analyze how different legalization models impact public health, criminal justice, and economic markets.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Comparative analysis of different legalization models including corporate, co-op, and state-run systems.
- Examination of tax structures and regulatory constraints on production and advertising.
- Assessment of impacts on diverse groups including daily users, employers, and illicit market participants.
Scope Limits
- The text does not advocate for a specific political stance or provide a definitive moral judgment on marijuana use.
- It does not cover the specific legislative history of every individual jurisdiction globally.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts frequently cite this work as a foundational, balanced resource for understanding the mechanics of drug policy reform. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which provides a comprehensive overview without resorting to partisan rhetoric.
Page Count:
304
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190262435
ISBN-13:
9780190262433
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