Drug legalization /
Drug legalization /
- 185 pages ; 24 cm.
- Current controversies series .
- Current controversies. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-175) and index.
Overview: Is the war on drugs nearing an end? / The war on drugs is not working / Prohibition of marijuana unnecessarily criminalizes young minorities / The prohibition of drugs is working and should continue / Drug legalisation: An evaluation of the impacts on global society / Overview: Drug use in the United States / Marijuana use harms health and is addictive / Drug use negatively impacts health, productivity, and crime / Methamphetamine and other drugs are not as dangerous as alleged / Drug prohibition is more dangerous than decriminalization / Matt Sledge -- Doug Bandow -- Harry Levine -- John P. Walters -- Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration -- National Institute on Drug Abuse -- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime -- Carl Hart, interviewed by Reason.com -- David Boaz. Chapter 1. Is the prohibition of drugs failing? Chapter 2. Is drug use dangerous for society? Overview: For first time, Americans favor legalizing marijuana / The war on marijuana targets individuals of color / Marijuana should be legalized and not just decriminalized / Medical marijuana should be legalized / Marijuana legalization is a bad idea for the United States / Medical marijuana in plant form should not be legalized / Overview: Public opinion on drug policy / Have we lost the war on drugs? / Legalizing drugs / Legal, regulated heroin could have saved Philip Seymour Hoffman / Heroin and rational choice / There is no moral justification for the prohibition of drugs / Drug legalization will have positive and negative consequences / Art Swift -- American Civil Liberties Union -- Drug Policy Alliance -- Marijuana Policy Project -- Office of National Drug Control Policy -- Smart Approaches to Marijuana -- Pew Research Center -- Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy -- R.R. Reno -- Valerie Vande Panne -- Jonah Goldberg -- Matthew Feeney -- Jeffrey A. Miron. Chapter 3. Should marijuana be legalized? Chapter 4. How should U.S. drug policy be reformed?
A collection of essays on both sides of the drug legalization debate.
Grades 10-12.
9780737772159 0737772158 9780737772166 0737772166
1379425 QBI
2014034674
Drug legalization--United States--Juvenile literature.
Drug control--United States--Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION--Social Issues--Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse.
JUVENILE NONFICTION--Law & Crime.
Drug control.
Drug legalization.
Law enforcement--United States.
Criminal law--United States.
Law enforcement--United States.
Drugs--Law and legislation.
Criminal law--United States.
Drugs--Law and legislation.
United States.
Juvenile works.
Juvenile works.
Literature.
HV5825 / .D77667 2015
363.450973
Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-175) and index.
Overview: Is the war on drugs nearing an end? / The war on drugs is not working / Prohibition of marijuana unnecessarily criminalizes young minorities / The prohibition of drugs is working and should continue / Drug legalisation: An evaluation of the impacts on global society / Overview: Drug use in the United States / Marijuana use harms health and is addictive / Drug use negatively impacts health, productivity, and crime / Methamphetamine and other drugs are not as dangerous as alleged / Drug prohibition is more dangerous than decriminalization / Matt Sledge -- Doug Bandow -- Harry Levine -- John P. Walters -- Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration -- National Institute on Drug Abuse -- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime -- Carl Hart, interviewed by Reason.com -- David Boaz. Chapter 1. Is the prohibition of drugs failing? Chapter 2. Is drug use dangerous for society? Overview: For first time, Americans favor legalizing marijuana / The war on marijuana targets individuals of color / Marijuana should be legalized and not just decriminalized / Medical marijuana should be legalized / Marijuana legalization is a bad idea for the United States / Medical marijuana in plant form should not be legalized / Overview: Public opinion on drug policy / Have we lost the war on drugs? / Legalizing drugs / Legal, regulated heroin could have saved Philip Seymour Hoffman / Heroin and rational choice / There is no moral justification for the prohibition of drugs / Drug legalization will have positive and negative consequences / Art Swift -- American Civil Liberties Union -- Drug Policy Alliance -- Marijuana Policy Project -- Office of National Drug Control Policy -- Smart Approaches to Marijuana -- Pew Research Center -- Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy -- R.R. Reno -- Valerie Vande Panne -- Jonah Goldberg -- Matthew Feeney -- Jeffrey A. Miron. Chapter 3. Should marijuana be legalized? Chapter 4. How should U.S. drug policy be reformed?
A collection of essays on both sides of the drug legalization debate.
Grades 10-12.
9780737772159 0737772158 9780737772166 0737772166
1379425 QBI
2014034674
Drug legalization--United States--Juvenile literature.
Drug control--United States--Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION--Social Issues--Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse.
JUVENILE NONFICTION--Law & Crime.
Drug control.
Drug legalization.
Law enforcement--United States.
Criminal law--United States.
Law enforcement--United States.
Drugs--Law and legislation.
Criminal law--United States.
Drugs--Law and legislation.
United States.
Juvenile works.
Juvenile works.
Literature.
HV5825 / .D77667 2015
363.450973