Why Marijuana Should Be Legal

by Ed Rosenthal, Steve Kubby

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Marijuana hit mainstream America over 30 years ago and has been accepted by a large segment of society ever since. Despite government efforts to isolate and eliminate its use, it is more popular now than ever. Why Marijuana Should Be Legal analyzes the effects of marijuana and marijuana laws on society. The book addresses the drug's industrial and medical applications, preserving our Constitutional rights, economic costs, health effects, and sociological aspects. New and updated information includes how state officials are acting against the legalization of marijuana and how U.S. marijuana laws are based on inaccurate and outdated information. In discussing such issues and many more, the book presents clear, documented evidence for all of its conclusions. Also included is an annotated list of organizations that lobby for change of marijuana laws. "Rosenthal and Kubby offer crisp, well-reasoned arguments for legalizing marijuana."—Mike Tribby, Booklist "[A]n important contribution to the current national dialog on moves toward the decriminalization of this controversial drug."—The Midwest Book Review

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Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

Fascinating book, 2008-05-09
Easy to read, very informative. Helped me greatly with my research paper. Is a a great source to refer to when educating others.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

'ere, read this!, 2007-03-12
We really need to take this issue seriously and consider the benefits of legalizing! I'm not a smoker, but have friends and family who are. They are upstanding, conscious, hardworking citizens who don't deserve to have to sneak around. We could alleviate so much financial stife in the US if we would be more open minded about this issue. And of course, the by-products are amazing too. The author has his facts straight and writes in an easy communicative style. Buy one for the republican in your family.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

filled with informative information, 2006-04-30
This is one of those books that really helps when you have people that back you into a corner and ask questions like "If its so harmless, then why is it still illegal?" it goes through the issues that arise when a debate about the plant comes to surface such as:
*Our constitutional rights
*criminal innocents
*economic costs
*health effects
*hemp: industrial applications
*medical applications
*national security
*sociological apects
*Why it isn't legal
I really enjoyed reading this book and learned a good deal from it. for those against legalization...DO YOUR RESEARCH FIRST, this book is an eye opener on the subject.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3 out of 5 stars

Staple Reference Book, 2006-03-16
This is a great reference book- kind of like the wading pool of issues surrounding the war on drugs. It's thought-provoking and informative, the notes are easy to follow making this book an essential educational weapon in any advocates arsenal but if you really want to know- to feel "Why marijuana should be legal" read "prescription pot" by George McMahon and Christopher Largen.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4 out of 5 stars

Clear and Lucid Answer to Propoganda, 2004-04-09
Although small this is a very valuable contribution to the debate over marijuana. There are so many lies and hysterical claims made by the other side and often the rebutals are clouded in a similar type of single mindedness. This book in an unemotianal way looks at the arguements and cleverly and clearly exposes them as either misconstrued, or simply wrong. The only thing missing is perhaps a more honest assesment of the damage marijuana can bring to individuals and communities. However, the standard of debate on many other issues would be well served by similar books like this one. It's unlikely to convince and rabid anti-drug crusaders but if you're open minded you'll appreciate the author's thorough research and clear disemballing of the issues.

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