Marijuana

By: Erich Goode (Editor)

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Paperback | 15 September 2009

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Marijuana seeks to bring to the reader the whole configuration of this problem, which, like the Sexual Revolution and the New Politics, was at the heart of the alienation felt by many young people during the second half of the 1960s and the fears of social breakdown voiced by many of their elders.

The book, first published in 1969, describes the history of marijuana use, how the drug was distributed in this country, the extent and patterns of its use by students and other groups, its possible connection with crime and drug addiction, and the widely differing arguments of its foes and supporters. It is replete with first-hand accounts by people who smoked and sold marijuana, as well as by those who studied the phenomenon from socio logical, psychiatric, legal, educational, and other viewpoints.

Much of the work published on marijuana has dealt with its chemical, medical, pharmacological, and agricultural aspects. While these approaches are necessarily touched upon here, the focus of this still timely volume is sociological; it is the only anthology from the period to concentrate on this aspect, to present articles topically, and to deal with all points of view. The new introduction by the editor reviews contemporary uses of marijuana and discusses how attitudes about it have changes. Marijuana is a fascinating and informative book for everyone, and it is a particularly valuable addition to courses in introductory sociology, social problems, social deviance, disorganization, social pathology, and criminology.

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-Goode's informative and objective prefaces to each section add to the sociological quality of the book. He writes clearly and with insight. In summary, the book is an admirable achievement, especially in the light of the intense emotionalism characterizing the marijuana issue in America today.-

--Hans Sebald, American Sociological Review

"Goode's informative and objective prefaces to each section add to the sociological quality of the book. He writes clearly and with insight. In summary, the book is an admirable achievement, especially in the light of the intense emotionalism characterizing the marijuana issue in America today."

--Hans Sebald, American Sociological Review

--Hans Sebald, American Sociological Review

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Introduction to the Transaction Edition	p. vii
Preface	p. xxi
Introduction: Erich Goode	p. 1
The Question of Motivation	p. 15
The Psychology of the Marijuana Smoker	p. 17
Dependence on Cannabis: American Medical Association	p. 19
Marijuana Use and the Social Context	p. 25
Physiological Effects of Marijuana	p. 43
The Medical View	p. 47
The Smoker's View: Anonymous	p. 52
The Policeman's View	p. 58
The Connection Between Marijuana and Heroin	p. 61
Living Death: Bureau of Narcotics	p. 66
The Missing Link	p. 67
Marijuana Smoking as a Precursor of Opiate Addiction in the United States	p. 69
Attitudes Toward Addiction	p. 85
The Dealer: Buying and Selling Marijuana	p. 89
The Pusher	p. 91
On Selling Marijuana: Anonymous	p. 92
Green Grows the Grass on the Lower East Side	p. 103
Marijuana in the Schools	p. 109
Marijuana and LSD on the Campus	p. 113
The High School Drug Problem	p. 121
Drug Use Among Affluent High School Youth	p. 128
The Question of Legalization	p. 137
Down with Prohibition: The Editors of Le Mar	p. 140
Notes on the Use of Hashish	p. 141
Should We Legalize Pot?	p. 147
Nightmare Drugs	p. 152
Marijuana and the American System	p. 154
Marijuana and Legal Controls	p. 155
The Epistemology and Esthetics of Pot	p. 173
The Weed of Madness	p. 176
Some Thoughts on Marijuana and the Artist: Anonymous	p. 177
Bibliography	p. 185
Index	p. 193
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