Marijuana
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints
By: Jamuna Carroll, book editor.
Contributors: Carroll, Jamuna.
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Marijuana; Marijuana abuse; Marijuana -- Government policy -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: ch. 1. Is marijuana use a serious problem?; title: 1. Marijuana use is harmful / Joseph M. Rey, Andres Martin, Peter Krabman; title: 2. Marijuana use is not usually harmful / Lester Grinspoon, James B. Bakalar, Ethan Russo; title: 3. Marijuana use among youths is a serious problem / National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University; title: 4. Marijuana use among youths is declining / Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; title: 5. Marijuana is becoming more potent / National Drug Intelligence Center; title: 6. Claims that marijuana is becoming more potent are exaggerated / Daniel Forbes; title: 7. Driving under the influence of marijuana is dangerous / pt. I. Office of National Drug Control Policy ; pt. II. Stephen G. Wallace; title: 8. Driving under the influence of marijuana is not especially dangerous; title: National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws; title: ch. 2. Are current marijuana policies effective and fair?; title: 1. The war on drugs punishes marijuana users too harshly / Richard Lowry; title: 2. The war on drugs is necessary to reduce marijuana use / William J. Bennett; title: 3. Marijuana prohibition laws unfairly imprison minor offenders / Pete Brady; title: 4. Marijuana prohibition laws do not imprison minor offenders / Iain Murray; title: 5. Federal laws prohibiting the use of medical marijuana harm patients / Christopher Largen; title: 6. Federal laws prohibiting the use of medical marijuana protect patients / Eric A. Voth; title: 7. The federal government should not override state medical marijuana laws / Sherry F. Colb; title: 8. The federal government should override state medical marijuana laws / Laura M. Nagel; title: ch. 3. Should marijuana be legalized?; title: 1. Marijuana should be legalized / Ethan A. Nadelmann; title: 2. Marijuana should be decriminalized / R. Keith Stroup; title: 3. Marijuana should remain illegal / John P. Walters; title: 4. Medical marijuana should be legalized / Marijuana Policy Project; title: 5. Safe and effective alternatives to medical marijuana exist / Drug Enforcement Administration; title: ch. 4. What should be done to limit marijuana use?; title: 1. D.A.R.E. prevents marijuana use / Brett Richardson, Leann Richardson; title: 2. D.A.R.E. is destructive and ineffective / Dan Savage; title: 3. Anti-marijuana public service announcements deter drug use / National Institute on Drug Abuse; title: 4. Anti-marijuana public service announcements are ineffective / Rich Lowry; title: 5. Treatment programs for marijuana users are effective / Susan Sampl, Ronald Kadden; title: 6. Treatment programs for marijuana users are unnecessary / Richard Cowan; title: 7. The government's marijuana suppression program reduces drug use / Karen Tandy; title: 8. The government's marijuana suppression program is harmful / Pete Brady.