Pot for Profit: Cannabis Legalization, Racial Capitalism, and the Expansion of the Carceral State

The United States has experienced a dramatic shift in attitudes towards cannabis use from the 1970s, when...
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Author: Joseph Mello
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Pot for Profit: Cannabis Legalization, Racial Capitalism, and the Expansion of the Carceral State by Mello, Joseph

Pot for Profit: Cannabis Legalization, Racial Capitalism, and the Expansion of the Carceral State

$352.34

Pot for Profit: Cannabis Legalization, Racial Capitalism, and the Expansion of the Carceral State

$352.34
Author: Joseph Mello
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

The United States has experienced a dramatic shift in attitudes towards cannabis use from the 1970s, when only 12% of Americans said that they thought that cannabis should be legal, to today. What once had been a counterculture drug supplied for the black market by socially marginal figures like drug smugglers and hippies has become a big business, dominated by a few large corporations. Pot for Profit, traces the cultural, historical, political, and legal roots of these changing attitudes towards cannabis. The book also showcases interviews with dispensary owners, bud tenders, and other industry employees about their experience working in the legal cannabis industry, and cannabis reform activists working towards legalization. Mello argues that embracing the profit potential of this drug has been key to the success of cannabis reform, and that this approach has problematic economic and racial implications. The story of cannabis reform shows that neoliberalism may not be an absolute barrier to social change, but it does determine the terrain on which these debates must occur. When activists capitulate to these pressures, they may make some gains, but those gains come with strings attached. This only serves to reinforce the totalizing power of the neoliberal ethos on American life. The book concludes by meditating on what, if anything, can be done to move the cannabis legalization movement back onto a more progressive track.



Author: Joseph Mello
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 06/25/2024
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9781503612280

About the Author
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.

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