Grass Roots (Emily Dufton)

Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall of Marijuana in America is a 2017 non-fiction book by Emily Dufton, based on her doctoral research.

Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall of Marijuana in America
AuthorEmily Dufton
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PublisherBasic Books
Publication date
December 5, 2017
Websitewww.emilydufton.com/grass-roots

Reviews

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An academic review called it "a fresh approach to understanding the drug wars by giving equal consideration to both anti-pot groups and activists working to decriminalize the use of marijuana".[1]

Kirkus Reviews called it "a comprehensive history of marijuana legalization in America".[2]

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Sources

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  • Bridge, Kyle (2020), "Emily Dufton, Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America. New York: Basic Books, 2017.", The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs (book review), 34 (1), University of Chicago Press: 185–188, doi:10.1086/707086
  • Davis, Joshua Clark (December 2018), "EMILY DUFTON. Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America.", The American Historical Review (book review), 123 (5): 1689–1690, doi:10.1093/ahr/rhy244
  • "GRASS ROOTS: THE RISE AND FALL AND RISE OF MARIJUANA IN AMERICA BY EMILY DUFTON, A lively, perceptive refresher course on the politics of pot.", Kirkus Reviews, November 1, 2017

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