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Marijuana -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Legalization of marijuana / M.M. Eboch, book editor.
New York, NY : Greenhaven Publishing, 2020.
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Marijuana -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781534506695 hardcover
1534506691 hardcover
Series:
Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints.
Description:
120 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
Chapter 1. Are there benefits to legalizing Marijuana? -- Marijuana may be safer than Alcohol / Lauren Villa -- Legal Marijuana could reduce opioid addiction / Richard Harris -- Laws against Marijuana are unfair and useless / Katherine Beckett -- Legal Marijuana brings in tax money / Gavin Ekins and Joseph Bishop-Henchman -- We can't prove That Marijuana Is a gateway drug / Dave Levitan -- Chapter 2. Are there dangers to legalizing Marijuana? -- Marijuana use has many risks / National Institute on Drug Abuse -- Marijuana causes accidents and death / Jerry Cox -- Parents should warn teens against using Marijuana / The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry -- Substance abuse Is a public health crisis / Joseph A. Califano, Jr. -- Legal pot won't get rid of illegal pot / Chris Frey -- Chapter 3. How should Marijuana be legalized? Following the law may not save you / Americans for Safe Access -- Medical Marijuana should be treated like any other drug / William H. Foster -- Laws should be changed to allow medical research / Sam Méndez -- Regulate Marijuana for public safety / American Public Health Association -- Most people think Marijuana should be legalized / Pew Research Center
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"As of 2018, thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana in some form, either broadly allowing its recreational use or limiting it to medical applications. However, the conditions under which marijuana should be legalized-if at all-are hotly debated. Some assert that it should only be allowed for medicinal purposes, while others argue that attempting to prohibit it is futile and that it would be better to legalize it, which would enable the regulation and taxation of it. Concerns about marijuana's availability to minors and its relationship to crime and addiction are also explored in this volume"--
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Ewa Beach P/S Library
YA -- Nonfiction
344.04233 LE
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