From Witches to Crack Moms: Women, Drug Law, and Policy

by Susan C. Boyd

This book provides a critical feminist analysis of the impact drug law and policy have on women in the U.S. compared with women in Britain and Canada. In order to illuminate the connections between the regulation of illegal drug use in Western liberal states and non-Western states, the drug war's impact on women and indigenous peoples in Colombia is also addressed.

Genres: Drugs

392 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Syd · Rating 3 out of 5]

i was a little concerned at the lack of reference to trans women in this work - though the words 'gender non conforming' do show up, so thankfully, this isnt a TERF book. it is, however, a very dry but very useful resource if you are seeking to cite laws or court cases or policy change that underlines where drug law is informed almost entirely upon paranoid white patriarchy. not my fav by boyd but still has an important place in researching drug policy in the 20th century north americas.

[Chloe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Susan C Boyd’s critical analysis of drug law and how societal moralities shape how women who use drugs are affected is beyond compare. Even if published twenty years ago, the book’s views are still radical to some people who might call themselves egalitarian, but continue to perpetuate the “war on drugs” mindset.