Description |
104 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
Summary |
"By the end of 2015, twenty-three states and the District of Columbia had legalized recreational marijuana, and more states are likely to follow suit. Many doctors support the use of marijuana to treat a variety of ailments, including pain, muscle spasms, and nausea. And the recreational marijuana industry is booming -- even major tobacco companies are poised to get into the business. Yet long-term, scientific studies on the effectiveness and harmful side effects of marijuana are still to come. And despite state law, the US government criminalizes the cultivation, transportation, sale, and use of marijuana for any reason. In [this book], readers will meet real people such as the Figi family of Denver, Colorado, who use a form of non-mind-altering marijuana to control their daughter's seizures. Readers will also hear the voices of Americans who are deeply concerned about the potential for marijuana abuse, especially among young people. Learn more about the patchwork of US and state marijuana laws, the medical questions still to be resolved, and the social controversy surrounding marijuana that divides American citizens and experts alike."--From book jacket. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 96-99) and index. |
Subject |
Marijuana -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Drug legalization -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Subject |
Drug legalization. (OCoLC)fst00898683
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Marijuana -- Law and legislation.
(OCoLC)fst01009265
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Other Form: |
Online version: Goldstein, Margaret J., author. Legalizing marijuana Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, 2016 9781512411447 (DLC) 2016008475 |
ISBN |
9781467792431 (lb alk. paper) |
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1467792438 (lb alk. paper) |
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97881512411447 (eb pdf) |
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