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02968aam a2200373 i 4500 001 9641B7EA403511EB87AA299C42ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20201217010015 008 190618s2019 ncu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019944022 020 $a 1611637899 020 $a 9781611637892 035 $a (OCoLC)1111648512 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d MSL $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a KF3885 $b .K743 2019 100 1 $a Kreit, Alex, $e author. 245 10 $a Illegal drug and marijuana law / $c Alex Kreit, professor of law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law. 264 1 $a Durham, North Carolina : $b Carolina Academic Press, $c [2019] 300 $a xxxvi, 1092 pages ; $c 27 cm 520 $a "This book provides an overview of the law and policy of controlled substances. Chapter 1 focuses on drugs and drug use by briefly examining the question of what is a drug and offering perspectives on substance use, abuse and addiction. Chapter 2 introduces some of the key policy questions related to drug prohibition in the United States. Chapter 3 moves from policy to legal doctrine with an overview of drug crimes, including: possession, possession with intent to distribute, manufacture, and additional offenses like drug paraphernalia laws. Chapter 4 addresses drug sentencing and civil sanctions. Chapter 5 deals with the legal and policy issues raised by drug investigations, from the use of informants to racial profiling. Chapter 6 moves from criminal law to administrative law with an examination of the Controlled Substances Act, the federal law under which drugs of abuse are classified and controlled. Chapter 7 focuses on criminal and regulatory provisions related to the recreational use of medicines. Chapter 8 examines state marijuana legalization laws and the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws. Finally, Chapter 9 concludes with a look at international drug control law"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Drugs and drug use -- Perspectives on prohibition and its alternatives -- Drug crimes -- Sentencing and civil sanctions -- Investigating drug crimes -- The Controlled Substances Act -- The regulation of controlled substances with accepted medical uses -- State marijuana reforms and the federal response -- International drug control. 650 0 $a Drugs of abuse $x Law and legislation $z United States. 650 0 $a Narcotic laws $z United States. 650 0 $a Marijuana $x Law and legislation $z United States. 650 7 $a Drugs of abuse $x Law and legislation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00898984 650 7 $a Marijuana $x Law and legislation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01009265 650 7 $a Narcotic laws. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01032848 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20210721014845.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9641B7EA403511EB87AA299C42ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search