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Two award-winning journalists offer a âcogent, well-sourced and ambitious analysis of the slow decline of cannabis prohibition in the United Statesâ (Kirkus Reviews).
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In November 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington passed landmark measures to legalize the production and sale of cannabis for social useâa first in the United States and the world. Once vilified as a âgateway drug,â cannabis is now legal for medical use in eighteen states and Washington, DC. Yet the federal government refuses to acknowledge these broader societal shifts. 49.5 percent of all drug-related arrests involve the sale, manufacture, or possession of cannabis.
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In the first book to explore the new landscape of cannabis in the United States, investigative journalists Alyson Martin and Nushin Rashidian demonstrate how recent cultural and legal developments tie into cannabisâs complex history and thorny politics. Reporting from nearly every state with a medical cannabis law, Martin and Rashidian interview patients, growers, doctors, entrepreneurs, politicians, activists, and regulators.
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A New Leaf moves from the federal cannabis farm at the University of Mississippi to the headquarters of the ACLU to Oregonâs World Famous Cannabis CafĂ©. The result is a lucid account of how cannabis legalization is changing the lives of millions of Americans and easing the burden of the âwar on drugsâ both domestically and internationally.
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In November 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington passed landmark measures to legalize the production and sale of cannabis for social useâa first in the United States and the world. Once vilified as a âgateway drug,â cannabis is now legal for medical use in eighteen states and Washington, DC. Yet the federal government refuses to acknowledge these broader societal shifts. 49.5 percent of all drug-related arrests involve the sale, manufacture, or possession of cannabis.
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In the first book to explore the new landscape of cannabis in the United States, investigative journalists Alyson Martin and Nushin Rashidian demonstrate how recent cultural and legal developments tie into cannabisâs complex history and thorny politics. Reporting from nearly every state with a medical cannabis law, Martin and Rashidian interview patients, growers, doctors, entrepreneurs, politicians, activists, and regulators.
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A New Leaf moves from the federal cannabis farm at the University of Mississippi to the headquarters of the ACLU to Oregonâs World Famous Cannabis CafĂ©. The result is a lucid account of how cannabis legalization is changing the lives of millions of Americans and easing the burden of the âwar on drugsâ both domestically and internationally.
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4.7
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Bridget Seritt
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February 26, 2014
This goes through the story of cannabis legalization to discuss the failed "War on Drugs" and State/Federal policies. Highly recommend this book, as it contains a wealth of information.
Blake Bourg
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October 26, 2015
Love weed đ
About the author
Alyson Martin and Nushin Rashidian are both award-winning journalists. Martin's work has appeared in the New York Times, The Nation, and the Albany Times Union. Rashidian's work has been published in the New York Times, The Nation, and Tehran Bureau. This is their first book. They live in New York City. anewleafbook.com
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