The Cultural Lives of Law
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The Cultural Lives of Law

Cannabis Legalization, Racial Capitalism, and the Expansion of the Carceral State

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The Cultural Lives of Law

Cannabis Legalization, Racial Capitalism, and the Expansion of the Carceral State

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The United States has experienced a dramatic shift in attitudes towards cannabis use from the 1970s, when only 12% of Americans said that they thought that cannabis should be legal, to today. What once had been a counterculture drug supplied for the black market by socially marginal figures like drug smugglers and hippies has become a big business, dominated by a few large corporations. Pot for Profit, traces the cultural, historical, political, and legal roots of these changing attitudes towards cannabis. The book also showcases interviews with dispensary owners, bud tenders, and other industry employees about their experience working in the legal cannabis industry, and cannabis reform activists working towards legalization. Mello argues that embracing the profit potential of this drug has been key to the success of cannabis reform, and that this approach has problematic economic and racial implications. The story of cannabis reform shows that neoliberalism may not be an absolute barrier to social change, but it does determine the terrain on which these debates must occur. When activists capitulate to these pressures, they may make some gains, but those gains come with strings attached. This only serves to reinforce the totalizing power of the neoliberal ethos on American life. The book concludes by meditating on what, if anything, can be done to move the cannabis legalization movement back onto a more progressive track.

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Publisher
Stanford University Press
Year
2024
ISBN
9781503639225
Edition
1
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Law Theory & Practice
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction: The Cultural Roots of Cannabis Reform
  8. 1. Dispatches from the Cannabis Closet: Cannabis Prohibition, Legal Culture, and Legal Consciousness
  9. 2. From Tie Dye to Suit and Tie: The Corporatization of Cannabis
  10. 3. Creating Docile Bodies: Legal Cannabis and the Carceral State
  11. 4. Sustaining a Movement: Mobilizing for Cannabis Reform After Legalization
  12. Conclusion: Cannabis and the American Racial Imagination
  13. Notes
  14. Works Cited
  15. Index
  16. Series List