Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America by Brown, Brian Box

Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America

From the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, cannabis legislation in America and racism have been inextricably linked....
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Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America by Brown, Brian Box

Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America

$66.03

Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America

$66.03
Author: Brian Box Brown
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

From the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, cannabis legislation in America and racism have been inextricably linked. In this searing nonfiction graphic novel, Box Brown sets his sights on this timely topic.

Mexico, 1519 CE.

During the Spanish conquests Cortés introduced hemp farming as part of his violent colonial campaign. In secret, locals began cultivating the plant for consumption. It eventually made its way to the United States through the immigrant labor force where it was shared with black laborers. It doesn't take long for American lawmakers to decry cannabis as the vice of "inferior races."

Enter an era of propaganda designed to feed a moral panic about the dangers of a plant that had been used by humanity for thousands of years. Cannabis was given a schedule I classification, which it shared with drugs like heroin. This opened the door for a so-called "war on drugs" that disproportionately targeted young black men, leaving hundreds of thousands in prison, many for minor infractions. With its roots in "reefer madness" and misleading studies into the effects of cannabis, America's complicated and racialized relationship with marijuana continues to this day.

In Cannabis, Box Brown delves deep into this troubling history and offers a rich, entertaining, and thoroughly researched graphic essay on the legacy of cannabis legislation in America.

Author: Brian Box Brown
Publisher: First Second
Published: 04/02/2019
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.20w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781250154088


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/12/2018
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2019 pg. 65
Booklist 03/15/2019 pg. 56
School Library Journal 06/01/2019 pg. 94

About the Author
Box Brown is an Ignatz Award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, and comic publisher from Philadelphia. His books include the New York Times-bestselling Andre the Giant: Life and Legend, Tetris: The Games People Play, and Is This Guy For Real?: The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman. Box Brown's independent comics publishing house, Retrofit Comics, was launched in 2011

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