Marijuana nation
Subtitle: one man's chronicle of America getting high : from Vietnam to legalization
By: Roger Roffman
Edition: First Pegasus books edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9781605985466; 9781605987026
Subjects: Government policy; Cannabis; HISTORY / Social History; Law and legislation; Marijuana; Drug Legislation; Drug and Narcotic Control; History
Description: The author, a former professor of social work and Army officer, recounts his experiences with marijuana, discusses the controversies about it, and argues that it is neither as dangerous nor as harmless as opponents and proponents claim.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-341).
Table of contents: title: Part 1.; title: Vietnam -- -- 1.; title: Plea -- -- 2.; title: Coping -- -- 3.; title: Suicide Attempt? -- -- 4.; title: Fellini Film -- -- 5.; title: No Redemption -- -- 6.; title: Dinky Dow Smoke -- -- 7.; title: Long Binh Jail -- -- 8.; title: Answers for General Westmoreland -- -- 9.; title: Sacrificed Truth -- -- 10.; title: You Could Be Tried -- -- 11.; title: 32% -- -- 12.; title: Grief and Shame -- -- 13.; title: Contrasting Agendas -- -- 14.; title: Toxins -- -- Part 2.; title: Berkeley -- -- 15.; title: The First Time -- -- 16.; title: Preferred by Reviled Groups -- -- 17.; title: Claude Lay Dead -- -- 18.; title: What the F*** Are You Thinking? -- -- 19.; title: Bryan -- -- Part 3.; title: Activism -- -- 20.; title: Joint Hearing -- -- 21.; title: We See You as a Key Leader -- -- 22.; title: Primary Sponsor -- -- 23.; title: Hypocrite -- -- 24.; title: Unlikely Ally -- -- 25.; title: Fork in the Road -- -- 26.; title: Art Linkletter's Advice -- -- 27.; title: Final Passage -- -- 28.; title: Toppling Dominoes -- -- 29.; title: 16 Pounds of Pot -- -- Part 4.; title: Dependence -- -- 30.; title: I Want You Back -- -- 31.; title: Dependence -- -- 32.; title: Unmet Need -- -- 33.; title: We're Not Zealots -- -- 34.; title: Hempfest -- -- 35.; title: Eternal Intermission -- -- Part 5.; title: Activism Renewed -- -- 36.; title: Cheech and Chong -- -- 37.; title: Compassion -- -- 38.; title: Alison's Invitation -- -- 39.; title: A Myth Endures -- -- 40.; title: Signposts.