Marijuana debunked : a handbook for parents, pundits and politicians who want to know the case against legalization

Gogek, Ed (Edward Burton) 1954- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781630512293 (pbk.)
ISBN: 163051229X (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781630512309 (hardcover)
ISBN: 1630512303 (hardcover)
ISBN: 9781630512316 (ebook)
Physical Description: print
331 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Asheville, North Carolina : Chiron Publications, [2015]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

The one-sided debate -- What we've heard so often, we often believe -- What research tells us about teenage use -- Marijuana and driving -- Schizophrenia -- Is marijuana addictive, and should we care? -- Why marijuana gets off easy -- Teenagers make good decisions about drugs' if we do -- Legalization increases use -- The fictitious war on marijuana -- Medical marijuana makes liars of us all -- The real costs -- Alcohol vs. marijuana: a meaningless debate -- The third way: recovery-based policies -- The answer to drug cartels -- The irrevocable decision creating a marijuana industry -- The news media's love affair with marijuana -- Pro-marijuana expert are often wrong -- Why are pro-marijuana editorials so inaccurate? -- How the entertainment media promotes marijuana -- U.S. political parties and marijuana -- How an addiction specialist might see the legalization movement -- What legalization would unleash -- The fork in the road.