Law - Drugs & the Law

"A deeply reported literary nonfiction masterpiece."--Wright ThompsonA shocking murder at the nexus of Silicon Valley, California surf culture, and the cannabis gold rush exposes the dark side of the legal weed business in this revelatory work of investigative journalism.Santa Cruz is one of the...

Author: David ConnellPublisher: Microcosm PublishingPublished: 09/17/2024Pages: 288Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 6.98h x 5.08w x 0.40dISBN: 9781648413124About the AuthorDavid Connell is a U.S. Airforce Veteran, science writer, and editor with nearly a decade of experience in the psychedelic space. During the course of his decade...

A passionate call to abandon ineffective drug-war policies, reframe addiction as a public health issue, and end the Fentanyl crisis.The American overdose crisis has reached record-breaking heights; preventable overdoses are now responsible for more annual deaths than traffic accidents, suicide, or gun violence. Fentanyl--a...

The Mexican drug trade has inspired prejudiced narratives of a war between north and south, white and brown; between noble cops and vicious kingpins, corrupt politicians and powerful cartels. In this first comprehensive history of the trade, historian Benjamin T. Smith tells the real...

A hypnotizing investigation with decolonial undertones that aims to destigmatize marijuana from a scientific and cultural perspective Cannabis's recent history has been marked by politically motivated prohibition, despite centuries of cultivation. How did we get here and what can we do about it? In...

IN THE UNDERBELLY OF KANSAS CITY'S MOST LETHAL STREETS, ONE COP DESCENDS INTO A NIGHTMARE OF ADDICTION, BETRAYAL, AND LOST IDENTITY IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE.Detective Brent Cartwright seemed to have it all-a loving family, a promising police career, and a future full of possibilities....