{"product_id":"somethings-in-the-air-race-crime-and-the-legalization-of-marijuana-paperback","title":"Something's in the Air: Race, Crime, and the Legalization of Marijuana - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatherine Tate\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJames Lance Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMark Q. Sawyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica's drug laws have always exerted an unequal and unfair toll on Blacks and Latinos, who are arrested more often than Whites for the possession of illegal drugs and given harsher sentences. In this volume, contributors ask how would marijuana legalization affect communities of color? Is legalization of marijuana necessary to safeguard minority families from a lifetime of hardship and inequality? Who in minority communities favors legalization and why, and do these minority opinions differ from the opinions held by White Americans? This volume also includes analyses of the policy debate by a range of scholars addressing economic, health, and empowerment issues. Comparative lessons from other countries are also analyzed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatherine Tate \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine. She is the author and coauthor of several books, including most recently, \u003ci\u003eWhat's Going On? Political Incorporation and the Transformation of Black Public Opinion\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Lance Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Politics at the University of San Francisco. Taylor is the author of \u003cem\u003eBlack Nationalism in the United States: From Malcolm X to Barack Obama\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Q. Sawyer\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of African American Studies and Political Science at UCLA. He is the author of the award winning book, \u003ci\u003eRacial Politics in Post Revolutionary Cuba\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eJust Neighbors?: Research on African Americans and Latino Relations in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42191073804368,"sku":"9780415842402","price":100.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/TlN4ZHBRY2taT29iVkhtNGh1SnRHQT09.webp?v=1774885976","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/somethings-in-the-air-race-crime-and-the-legalization-of-marijuana-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}