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Cannabis Criminology by Johannes Wheeldon; and ; Jon Heidt is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Cannabis Criminology about?

Cannabis Criminology explores the prohibition, decriminalization, and liberalization of cannabis policy through the lens of criminological and sociological theory, essential concepts, and cannabis research. It does so by focusing on five thematic areas: law, society, and social control; police and policing; race, ethnicity, and criminalization; the economics of cannabis; and cannabis use and crime. It is the first book on cannabis since President Joe Biden signed an executive order in 2022 to pardon citizens and lawful permanent residents convicted of simple cannabis possession under federal law and DC statute. Cannabis is now legal in some form in 37 US states. To understand the reform of cannabis policy and the challenges to come, we first need to understand the connections between cannabis and criminology. The book links key areas in past and contemporary cannabis research to criminological and sociological theories, including key concepts, emergent concerns, and new directions. Based on an up-to-date review of this growing area of research, the book outlines a research program based on five essential thematic areas. Introducing cannabis as a critical case study in moral-legal

Who reads Cannabis Criminology?

Author

Johannes Wheeldon; and ; Jon Heidt

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781032140865

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Law, Science