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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
This book provides a quick and easy introduction to the story behind pot criminalization in the U.S. and abroad, showing its roots in colonialization, religious suppression, and racism. The book touches on the racist targeting of certain populations in marijuana arrests. Many of the "truths" about the effects of marijuana are shown to be not backed up by the research, and there's a bibliography for those who wat to follow up. This is an important topic.
I read this one because it wasn't a good fit for our YA section - The beginning is choppy and confusing, and there's a bit too much "how-to" in the front, considering our YA population is underage and, even with cannabis being legal, it isn't for them! Still, a worthwhile read on an issue our country hasn't fully grappled with yet.
I read this one because it wasn't a good fit for our YA section - The beginning is choppy and confusing, and there's a bit too much "how-to" in the front, considering our YA population is underage and, even with cannabis being legal, it isn't for them! Still, a worthwhile read on an issue our country hasn't fully grappled with yet.
Fascinating history of the prohibition of cannabis and hemp in the US, which impacted the world’s opinion through pressure on the U.N., and was based on, no surprise being that it was the US, racism and a desire to justify law enforcement budgets, which of course, this being the US, was justified by false research, aka lies by law enforcement, to paint cannabis as a huge threat to, you guessed it, white people. Backed up by a racist in the media (Hearst), this mass-hysteria opinion was promoted to the public (aka, yellow journalism) and included the “gateway drug” myth, which hasn’t been borne out by any research (actually, alcohol is a far more effective gateway drug, and I’d hazard a guess that most people start with a sip of their dad’s beer, or stealing from their parent’s liquor cabinet, and not smoking a joint at a family picnic) and led to hundreds of thousands of people being jailed for, basically, enjoying themselves and wanting to alleviate pain. Damn narcs…
emotional
informative
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reflective
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informative
reflective
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Wish there was a bit more organization - there would be a new name/person introduced and I wouldn't know why we were meeting them or what their relevance was
informative
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I think this does a good job as an introduction to the (il)legal status of cannabis in the US (and other countries). The drawing style is very effective and the text is very direct- no flowery side quests, so to speak. There were a few things I had not known before, but I could see this being of especial interest to younger adults who have that vague feeling of it not being right but don't know why. It would help them understand better.
challenging
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inspiring
fast-paced
I thinks it's a good introduction to the history of drugs but it over simplifies some things. For example I know a lot about the history of polygamy in Utah and their presentation wasn't necessarily accurate which made me questions the accuracy of other parts that I don't know as much about. As far as I know the facts about Aslinger were accurate. Overall the presentation seemed pretty bias to lead you to the conclusion the presented rather than coming to your own conclusion based on the facts. I would still recommend reading it though.
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quick read that makes learning about the history of cannabis use and the harms perpetuated by cannabis restriction more approachable through the form of a graphic novel!