Roger Roffman

Marijuana Nation: One Man's Chronicle of America Getting High: From Vietnam to Legalization

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Roger Roffman first discovered marijuana while serving as a US Army officer in Vietnam. From these seemingly innocuous beginnings, Roffman has been fascinated by marijuana, as a researcher, scholar, therapist, activist, and user. Ever since America's youth first marched in opposition to the war in Vietnam, pot's popularity has periodically ebbed and surged. Calls for greater, fewer, or no marijuana penalties also have swung on their own pendulum.From lobbying in Washington, to talking to doctors and nurses in oncology wards, and watching his brother struggle with addiction, Roffman has experienced the layered and complex relationship America… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-1-60598-702-6
EAN: 9781605987026
Produktnummer: 16472590
Verlag: Pegasus Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 352 S.
Masse: H22.6 cm x B14.2 cm x D2.8 cm 408 g
Gewicht: 408

Über den Autor

Roger Roffman is a Professor Emeritus of Social Work at the University of Washington and has been part of a federally-funded, twenty-five year study/counseling initiative for marijuana dependent teens and adults. He is a graduate of Boston University, the University of Michigan, and the University of California at Berkeley. Roger lives in Seattle.