In this nonpartisan book (the authors themselves, all public-policy academics, don't even personally hold the same viewpoints), readers will learn about the risks and benefits of marijuana legalization. The work outlines marijuana basics in a Q&A format-such as 'Has marijuana been getting more potent?' and 'Is marijuana really the nation's leading cash crop?'-and considers legal and personal ramifications, from distribution ... Read moreto taxation to addiction. A valuable primer for anyone interested in the current debate about the war on drugs.
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I'm going to start out by saying if you have any interest whatsoever in the drug legalization debate, then run - don't walk - to your local or online bookstore and get this book. . . [Y]ou, as the average American, can learn a LOT about marijuana use, distribution, enforcement, decriminalization at the state level, and the legalization debate by reading this book. I'll warn you; it may cause your values to shift from 'in favor' or 'against' into a happy level of indecisiveness, which always fosters a more civil level of debate.
Sylvia Longmire, author of Cartel and Border Insecurity
This is an admirably thorough, well-balanced, fair, and sensible assessment of this particular issue within the larger context of federal drug policy. The authors are specialists in the field, and seem determined to explain the problem rather than offer dogmatic solutions.
The Weekly Standard
Parents, educators, law enforcement and politicians - everyone, really - should read Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know. Assembled by the best policy analysts of our time, yet readable at the 6th grade level.
David Downs, co-author of Beyond Buds
One of The Best Books about the American Drug War.
Huffington Post
One of The 10 Best Books on Pot.
Daily Beast
Absolute best book there is for neutral information on marijuana and legalization no matter what side you are on.
Tony Dokoupil, MSNBC
Essential reading for all who seek rational marijuana policies.
Eric Schlosser, author of Reefer Madness
Here is a book by four leading experts who collaborate in answering questions about marijuana and its possible legalization. Everything you might want to ask, answered crisply and accurately! And the four authors give, at the end, their separate recommendations: they differ, but they've agreed on 149 answers. A remarkable collaboration, and a pioneering format worth emulating.
Thomas Schelling, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences
Basically, it's the book you need to read if you're serious about marijuana legalization and how to do it right.
Paul Glastris, editor in chief of The Washington Monthly
An amazingly thoughtful and informative book that covers every aspect of marijuana and its legalization. This should be required reading for anyone thinking about these issues.
Steven D. Levitt, author of Freakonomics
Marijuana Legalization is a model for how to discuss difficult and divisive issues. Both sides of the drug debate will come away wiser from having read this book.
Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point, Outliers, and Blink
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