Grass Roots (Emily Dufton)

Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall of Marijuana in America

Author	Emily Dufton
Subject	Legalization of cannabis United States drug policy United States history
Publisher	Basic Books
Publication date	December 5, 2017
Website	www.emilydufton.com/grass-roots

Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall of Marijuana in America is a 2017 non-fiction book by Emily Dufton, based on her doctoral research.

Reviews

An academic review called it "a fresh approach to understanding the drug wars by giving equal consideration to both anti-pot groups and activists working to decriminalize the use of marijuana".

Kirkus Reviews called it "a comprehensive history of marijuana legalization in America".

References

Sources

• Bridge, Kyle (2020), "Emily Dufton, Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America. New York: Basic Books, 2017.", The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs (book review), 34 (1), University of Chicago Press: 185–188, doi:10.1086/707086
• Davis, Joshua Clark (December 2018), "EMILY DUFTON. Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America.", The American Historical Review (book review), 123 (5): 1689–1690, doi:10.1093/ahr/rhy244
• "GRASS ROOTS: THE RISE AND FALL AND RISE OF MARIJUANA IN AMERICA BY EMILY DUFTON, A lively, perceptive refresher course on the politics of pot.", Kirkus Reviews, November 1, 2017

Further reading

• Williams, John (December 3, 2017). "Tell us 5 things about your book: Debating pot in America". The New York Times.
• ""Grass Roots" Traces the History of Marijuana Legalization Activism — and Those Who Tried to Stop It". Merry Jane. January 10, 2018.

External links

• Official website
• BookTV: Grass Roots reading and discussion, C-SPAN, February 2018