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Pot for Profit

- Cannabis Legalization, Racial Capitalism, and the Expansion of the Carceral State
Af: Joseph Mello Engelsk Paperback

Pot for Profit

- Cannabis Legalization, Racial Capitalism, and the Expansion of the Carceral State
Af: Joseph Mello Engelsk Paperback
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The United States has experienced a dramatic shift in attitudes towards cannabis use from the 1970s, when only 12% of Americans said that they thought that cannabis should be legal, to today. What once had been a counterculture drug supplied for the black market by socially marginal figures like drug smugglers and hippies has become a big business, dominated by a few large corporations. Pot for Profit, traces the cultural, historical, political, and legal roots of these changing attitudes towards cannabis. The book also showcases interviews with dispensary owners, bud tenders, and other industry employees about their experience working in the legal cannabis industry, and cannabis reform activists working towards legalization. Mello argues that embracing the profit potential of this drug has been key to the success of cannabis reform, and that this approach has problematic economic and racial implications. The story of cannabis reform shows that neoliberalism may not be an absolute barrier to social change, but it does determine the terrain on which these debates must occur. When activists capitulate to these pressures, they may make some gains, but those gains come with strings attached. This only serves to reinforce the totalizing power of the neoliberal ethos on American life. The book concludes by meditating on what, if anything, can be done to move the cannabis legalization movement back onto a more progressive track.

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The United States has experienced a dramatic shift in attitudes towards cannabis use from the 1970s, when only 12% of Americans said that they thought that cannabis should be legal, to today. What once had been a counterculture drug supplied for the black market by socially marginal figures like drug smugglers and hippies has become a big business, dominated by a few large corporations. Pot for Profit, traces the cultural, historical, political, and legal roots of these changing attitudes towards cannabis. The book also showcases interviews with dispensary owners, bud tenders, and other industry employees about their experience working in the legal cannabis industry, and cannabis reform activists working towards legalization. Mello argues that embracing the profit potential of this drug has been key to the success of cannabis reform, and that this approach has problematic economic and racial implications. The story of cannabis reform shows that neoliberalism may not be an absolute barrier to social change, but it does determine the terrain on which these debates must occur. When activists capitulate to these pressures, they may make some gains, but those gains come with strings attached. This only serves to reinforce the totalizing power of the neoliberal ethos on American life. The book concludes by meditating on what, if anything, can be done to move the cannabis legalization movement back onto a more progressive track.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 208
ISBN-13: 9781503639218
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1503639215
Kategori: Populærkultur
Udg. Dato: 25 jun 2024
Længde: 14mm
Bredde: 230mm
Højde: 150mm
Forlag: Stanford University Press
Oplagsdato: 25 jun 2024
Forfatter(e): Joseph Mello
Forfatter(e) Joseph Mello

Kategori Populærkultur

ISBN-13 9781503639218

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 208

Udgave

Længde 14mm

Bredde 230mm

Højde 150mm

Udg. Dato 25 jun 2024

Oplagsdato 25 jun 2024

Forlag Stanford University Press