Description
Book SynopsisWith full legalization seeming inevitable, it's time to shift the conversationfrom whether recreational cannabis should be legalized to how. Weed Rules argues that it's time for states to abandon their grudging tolerance approach to legal weed and to embrace careful exuberance. In this thorough and witty book, law professor Jay Wexler invites policy makers to responsibly embrace the enormous benefits of cannabis, including the joy and euphoria it brings to those who use it. The grudging tolerance approach has led to restrictions that are too strict in some caseslimiting how and where cannabis can be used, cultivated, marketed, and soldand far too loose in others, allowing employers and police to discriminate against users. This book shows how focusing on joy and community can lead us to an equitable marijuana policy in which minority communities, most harmed by the war on drugs, play a leading role in the industry. Centering pleasure and fun as legitimate policy goals, Weed Rule
Trade Review"Policy options for cannabis regulation are complicated in states where laws on medical or recreational use conflict with federal laws on the possession, transport, or sale of cannabis. Wexler develops a framework for evaluating different economic and legal policies according to how well they serve ten different values, including public health, revenue maximization, and equity. . . . Recommended." * CHOICE *
Table of ContentsContents
Introduction
PART I SETTING THE STAGE
1. A (Brief) History of Marijuana Prohibition: Hitting the High Points
2. Getting Meta: How Should We Think about Thinking about Marijuana Policy?
3. Making a Marketplace: Ten Basic Questions
PART II FROM GRUDGING TO TOLERANCE TO CAREFUL EXUBERANCE
4. Sure You Can Sell Weed, Just Don’t Tell Anyone About It: Advertising, Marketing, and Promotion
5. Sure You Can Smoke Weed, but You Might Get Fired for It: Marijuana Use and Employment Law
6. Weed, Weed Everywhere, but Not a Place to Smoke: The Social Consumption Problem
7. Marijuana Should Absolutely Be Legal—Just Not in Our Town!: The Local Control Problem
8. If Cannabis Is Legal, Why Can the Cops Search You If They Smell It?:
The Fourth Amendment and the Sweet Scent of Weed
Conclusion: A Quick Look Back and a Brief Look Forward
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
