Why Marijuana Should Be Legal

by Ed Rosenthal, Steve Kubby, S. Newhart (With)

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officials are acting against the legalization of marijuana and how U.S. marijuana laws are based on inaccurate and outdated information.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

Genres: Nonfiction, Law, Politics

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[m.a. Brekke · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good bit of knowledge to fight my parents when they told me cannabis was a waste of my time. GOD(orwhatever) bless DR. Ed Rosenthal for all his work

[Khristiey · Rating 5 out of 5]

read this years ago then lent it to my friends dad and it's never been returned ....a great essay on the subject. easy to read and chock full of statistical information that most people don't even consider when discussing this subject.

[Ollie Millican · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a delightful mix of entertaining, educational, and real. I learned so much about a topic I thought I knew well, and reading a lived experience from Rosenthal made me want to go out and learn even more.