Nikolay Anguelov is assistant professor of public policy at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.Michael P. McCarthy is research associate at the Public Policy Center, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

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• IntroductionChapter 1: Criminalizing Marijuana: The Diffusion of Anti-Marijuana Laws from the Southern Border to the Federal GovernmentNikolay Anguelov and Michael P. McCarthyChapter 2: Counter Culture and Drug Use: Civil Rights, Political Activism and the Proliferation of Marijuana ConsumptionChapter 3: Fighting Counter Culture and Building Conservative Political Clout: Marijuana as the "Gateway" ScapegoatChapter 4: The Escalating Costs of Fighting the War on Drugs from the 1990s to Today: Markets, Governments, and Drug BaronsChapter 5: The Addiction Question: Is Marijuana Addictive or Not?Chapter 6: Decriminalization: The Beginning of New Political EntrepreneurshipChapter 7: Policy Diffusion in Action: Actors and Factors that Fuel Marijuana ReformNikolay Anguelov and Michael P. McCarthyChapter 8: Who is For What? A Data Analysis of Expected Benefits from Cannabis ReformChapter 9: The Future: Expected Benefits, Born Costs and Unintended ConsequencesReferences

Nikolay Anguelov is assistant professor of public policy at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.Michael P. McCarthy is research associate at the Public Policy Center, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

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• IntroductionChapter 1: Criminalizing Marijuana: The Diffusion of Anti-Marijuana Laws from the Southern Border to the Federal GovernmentNikolay Anguelov and Michael P. McCarthyChapter 2: Counter Culture and Drug Use: Civil Rights, Political Activism and the Proliferation of Marijuana ConsumptionChapter 3: Fighting Counter Culture and Building Conservative Political Clout: Marijuana as the "Gateway" ScapegoatChapter 4: The Escalating Costs of Fighting the War on Drugs from the 1990s to Today: Markets, Governments, and Drug BaronsChapter 5: The Addiction Question: Is Marijuana Addictive or Not?Chapter 6: Decriminalization: The Beginning of New Political EntrepreneurshipChapter 7: Policy Diffusion in Action: Actors and Factors that Fuel Marijuana ReformNikolay Anguelov and Michael P. McCarthyChapter 8: Who is For What? A Data Analysis of Expected Benefits from Cannabis ReformChapter 9: The Future: Expected Benefits, Born Costs and Unintended ConsequencesReferences

Nikolay Anguelov is assistant professor of public policy at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.Michael P. McCarthy is research associate at the Public Policy Center, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

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• IntroductionChapter 1: Criminalizing Marijuana: The Diffusion of Anti-Marijuana Laws from the Southern Border to the Federal GovernmentNikolay Anguelov and Michael P. McCarthyChapter 2: Counter Culture and Drug Use: Civil Rights, Political Activism and the Proliferation of Marijuana ConsumptionChapter 3: Fighting Counter Culture and Building Conservative Political Clout: Marijuana as the "Gateway" ScapegoatChapter 4: The Escalating Costs of Fighting the War on Drugs from the 1990s to Today: Markets, Governments, and Drug BaronsChapter 5: The Addiction Question: Is Marijuana Addictive or Not?Chapter 6: Decriminalization: The Beginning of New Political EntrepreneurshipChapter 7: Policy Diffusion in Action: Actors and Factors that Fuel Marijuana ReformNikolay Anguelov and Michael P. McCarthyChapter 8: Who is For What? A Data Analysis of Expected Benefits from Cannabis ReformChapter 9: The Future: Expected Benefits, Born Costs and Unintended ConsequencesReferences