Marijuana

by Goode,Erich

• ISBN13: 9780202363431
• ISBN10: 0202363430
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2009-09-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Marijuana seeks to bring to the reader the whole configurationof this problem, which, like the Sexual Revolutionand the New Politics, was at the heart of the alienationfelt by many young people during the second half of the1960s and the fears of social breakdown voiced by manyof their elders.The book, first published in 1969, describes the historyof marijuana use, how the drug was distributed in thiscountry, the extent and patterns of its use by studentsand other groups, its possible connection with crime anddrug addiction, and the widely differing arguments of itsfoes and supporters. It is replete with first-hand accountsby people who smoked and sold marijuana, as well as bythose who studied the phenomenon from socio logical,psychiatric, legal, educational, and other viewpoints.Much of the work published on marijuana has dealtwith its chemical, medical, pharmacological, and agriculturalaspects. While these approaches are necessarilytouched upon here, the focus of this still timely volumeis sociological; it is the only anthology from the period toconcentrate on this aspect, to present articles topically,and to deal with all points of view. The new introductionby the editor reviews contemporary uses of marijuana anddiscusses how attitudes about it have changes. Marijuanais a fascinating and informative book for everyone, and it isa particularly valuable addition to courses in introductorysociology, social problems, social deviance, disorganization,social pathology, and criminology.

Author Biography

Erich Goode is professor emeritus of sociology at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. He is the author of numerous books including Deviant Behavior (now in its eighth edition), Drugs in American Society, and Out of Control: Accessing the General Theory of Crime.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Transaction Edition	p. vii
Preface	p. xxi
Introduction: Erich Goode	p. 1
The Question of Motivation	p. 15
The Psychology of the Marijuana Smoker	p. 17
Dependence on Cannabis: American Medical Association	p. 19
Marijuana Use and the Social Context	p. 25
Physiological Effects of Marijuana	p. 43
The Medical View	p. 47
The Smoker's View: Anonymous	p. 52
The Policeman's View	p. 58
The Connection Between Marijuana and Heroin	p. 61
Living Death: Bureau of Narcotics	p. 66
The Missing Link	p. 67
Marijuana Smoking as a Precursor of Opiate Addiction in the United States	p. 69
Attitudes Toward Addiction	p. 85
The Dealer: Buying and Selling Marijuana	p. 89
The Pusher	p. 91
On Selling Marijuana: Anonymous	p. 92
Green Grows the Grass on the Lower East Side	p. 103
Marijuana in the Schools	p. 109
Marijuana and LSD on the Campus	p. 113
The High School Drug Problem	p. 121
Drug Use Among Affluent High School Youth	p. 128
The Question of Legalization	p. 137
Down with Prohibition: The Editors of Le Mar	p. 140
Notes on the Use of Hashish	p. 141
Should We Legalize Pot?	p. 147
Nightmare Drugs	p. 152
Marijuana and the American System	p. 154
Marijuana and Legal Controls	p. 155
The Epistemology and Esthetics of Pot	p. 173
The Weed of Madness	p. 176
Some Thoughts on Marijuana and the Artist: Anonymous	p. 177
Bibliography	p. 185
Index	p. 193
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