Marijuana nation : one man's chronicle of America getting high : from Vietnam to legalization / Roger Roffman.
- Roffman, Roger A., 1942-
- Date:
- 2014
- Books
About this work
Description
The author, a former professor of social work and Army officer, recounts his experiences with marijuana, discusses the controversies about it, and argues that it is neither as dangerous nor as harmless as opponents and proponents claim.
Publication/Creation
New York : Pegasus Books, 2014.
Physical description
xvii, 345 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
Contributors
Edition
First Pegasus Books edition.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-341).
Contents
Author's Note -- Prologue -- Part 1. Vietnam -- 1. Plea -- 2. Coping -- 3. Suicide Attempt? -- 4. Fellini Film -- 5. No Redemption -- 6. Dinky Dow Smoke -- 7. Long Binh Jail -- 8. Answers for General Westmoreland -- 9. Sacrificed Truth -- 10. You Could Be Tried -- 11. 32% -- 12. Grief and Shame -- 13. Contrasting Agendas -- 14. Toxins -- Part 2. Berkeley -- 15. The First Time -- 16. Preferred by Reviled Groups -- 17. Claude Lay Dead -- 18. What the F* * * Are You Thinking? -- 19. Bryan -- Part 3. Activism -- 20. Joint Hearing -- 21. We See You as a Key Leader -- 22. Primary Sponsor -- 23. Hypocrite -- 24. Unlikely Ally -- 25. Fork in the Road -- 26. Art Linkletter's Advice -- 27. Final Passage -- 28. Toppling Dominoes -- 29. 16 Pounds of Pot -- Part 4. Dependence -- 30. I Want You Back -- 31. Dependence -- 32. Unmet Need -- 33. We're Not Zealots -- 34. Hempfest -- 35. Eternal Intermission -- Part 5. Activism Renewed -- 36. Cheech and Chong -- 37. Compassion -- 38. Alison's Invitation -- 39. A Myth Endures -- 40. Signposts -- Epilogue -- Postscript -- Acknowledgments.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineFCJ.6Open shelves
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ISBN
- 9781605985466
- 1605985465