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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jordan S RubinPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780520402980ISBN 10: 0520402987 Pages: 278 Publication Date: 16 April 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews"""A fascinating and terrifying account of two businessmen who tried to achieve the American dream, dutifully testing their product against potential illegality but still getting snared by murky legal applications. Engrossing.""-- ""The Culture Buzz"" ""Colorful and distressing. . . . A fascinating case study of America's drug laws.""-- ""Publishers Weekly""" """Rubin, a former narcotics prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, has written a period-defining study of federal drug prosecutions at the beginning of the synthetics boom. . . . His play-by-play of the legal battle that followed Ritchie and Galecki's indictment is meticulously annotated and chilling.""-- ""Reason"" ""A fascinating and terrifying account of two businessmen who tried to achieve the American dream, dutifully testing their product against potential illegality but still getting snared by murky legal applications. Engrossing.""-- ""The Culture Buzz"" ""Colorful and distressing. . . . A fascinating case study of America's drug laws.""-- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""Bizarro shines a spotlight on the surrealistic story of the original Analogues Act and provides the reader with some inkling of what the supercharged version being contemplated now could deliver. It is a brisk and thoughtful addition to the literature of drug policy.""-- ""Drug War Chronicle""" Author InformationJordan S. Rubin is a journalist and a former prosecutor for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, where he was assigned to the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |