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Author: Joseph Mello
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Imprint: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9781503639218
ISBN 10: 1503639215
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 25 June 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""Mello's book employs a sophisticated sociolegal framework to illuminate how the pipe dream of cannabis legalization that animated rebellious counterculture activists was adapted to fit the neoliberal narrative of free markets privileging powerful corporate business interests. Mello is especially astute in analyzing the complex dynamics of racial inequity entrenched in this fascinating cultural history of modern capitalism. Highly recommended!"" —Michael McCann, Gordon Hirabayashi Professor Emeritus, University of Washington ""In the finest law and society tradition, Mello weaves together cultural, political, and economic forces shaping emergent landscapes of cannabis legalization with, not after, prohibition. This book should be a foundational text for scholars, policymakers and anyone wondering what happened to the social justice horizons of cannabis policy reform."" —Dominic Corva, California Polytechnic University, Humboldt"
"""Mello's book employs a sophisticated sociolegal framework to illuminate how the pipe dream of cannabis legalization that animated rebellious counterculture activists was adapted to fit the neoliberal narrative of free markets privileging powerful corporate business interests. Mello is especially astute in analyzing the complex dynamics of racial inequity entrenched in this fascinating cultural history of modern capitalism. Highly recommended!""—Michael McCann, Gordon Hirabayashi Professor Emeritus, University of Washington ""In the finest law and society tradition, Mello weaves together cultural, political, and economic forces shaping emergent landscapes of cannabis legalization with, not after, prohibition. This book should be a foundational text for scholars, policymakers and anyone wondering what happened to the social justice horizons of cannabis policy reform.""—Dominic Corva, California Polytechnic University, Humboldt"
Author Information
Joseph Mello is Associate Professor of Political Science at DePaul University. He is the author of The Courts, the Ballot Box, and Gay Rights (2016), and his work has been published in Law and Social Inquiry; Studies in Law, Politics, and Society; and Judicature.
