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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816533403321

Titolo

The drug legalization debate / / James A. Inciardi, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, : Sage Publications, c1999

ISBN

1-5063-3879-8

1-322-41805-5

1-4522-3226-1

1-4522-6482-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

InciardiJames A

Disciplina

363.45/0973

Soggetti

Drug legalization - United States

Drug abuse - Government policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1 - American Drug Policy: The Continuing Debate; Chapter 2 - Alternative Perspectives on the Drug Policy Debate; Chapter 3 - Legalizing Drugs: Would It Really Reduce Violent Crime?; Chapter 4 - The Marijuana Legalization Debate: Is There a Middle Ground?; Chapter 5 - Cannabis, The Wonder Drug; Chapter 6 - Thinking About the Drug Policy Debate; Chapter 7 - Why the Drug War Will Never End; Chapter 8 - War Is Still Not the Answer; Chapter 9 - Commonsense Drug Policy; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This completely revised and updated second edition of the Drug Legalization Debate continues to address, and offer alternatives to, the major issues.