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.

• 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

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