Grass Roots (Emily Dufton)
| Subject | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Basic Books |
Publication date | December 5, 2017 |
| Website | www |
Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall of Marijuana in America is a 2017 non-fiction book by Emily Dufton, based on her doctoral research.
Reviews[edit]
An academic review called it "a fresh approach to understanding the drug wars by giving equal consideration to both anti-pot groups and activists working to decriminalize the use of marijuana".[1]
Kirkus Reviews called it "a comprehensive history of marijuana legalization in America".[2]
References[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Bridge, Kyle (2020), "Emily Dufton, Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America. New York: Basic Books, 2017.", The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs (book review), 34 (1), University of Chicago Press: 185–188, doi:10.1086/707086
- Davis, Joshua Clark (December 2018), "EMILY DUFTON. Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America.", The American Historical Review (book review), 123 (5): 1689–1690, doi:10.1093/ahr/rhy244
- "GRASS ROOTS: THE RISE AND FALL AND RISE OF MARIJUANA IN AMERICA BY EMILY DUFTON, A lively, perceptive refresher course on the politics of pot.", Kirkus Reviews, November 1, 2017
Further reading[edit]
- Williams, John (December 3, 2017). "Tell us 5 things about your book: Debating pot in America". The New York Times.
- ""Grass Roots" Traces the History of Marijuana Legalization Activism — and Those Who Tried to Stop It". Merry Jane. January 10, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- BookTV: Grass Roots reading and discussion, C-SPAN, February 2018
 | This article about a book on the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Cannabis-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |