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The Business of Cannabis: New Policies for the New Marijuana Industry

This book explores the contradictions present within the cannabis industry from a business and policy perspective. Four distinct challenges prevent the cannabis industry from becoming fully legal and federally regulated in the United States.

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The Cannabis Business : Understanding Law, Finance, and Governance in America’s Newest Industry

This book clears the confusion around topics such as the distinction between hemp and cannabis and why it matters for consumers and regulators, why CBD isn't completely legal in the U.S., why and how states differ in their licensing processes, and how deal structuring is impacted by state regulations. 

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Weed Land: Inside America's Marijuana Epicenter and How Pot Went Legit

A Drug Enforcement Administration raid on the Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana, a sanctuary for severely ill patients who were using marijuana as medicine, is the riveting opening scene in Weed Land, an up-close journalistic narrative that chronicles a transformative epoch for marijuana in America. 

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Can Legal Weed Win?

Two economists take readers on a tour of the economics of legal and illegal weed, showing where cannabis regulation has gone wrong and how it could do better.  Can Legal Weed Win? is packed with unexpected insights about how cannabis markets can thrive, how regulators get the laws right or wrong, and what might happen to legal and illegal markets going forward.

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Runner's High

Seasoned investigative journalist Josiah Hesse takes readers on a journey through the secret world of stoned athletes, describing astounding, cannabis-inspired physical and mental transformations.  Runner's High takes this groundbreaking science out of the lab and onto the trail, court, field, and pitch, changing the way we think about exercise.

Check out select streaming videos below from the library's databases. View additional videos from Films on Demand and Academic Video Online

Watch Streaming Videos from the SCC Library

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The Marijuana Revolution

There has been an enormous change in how this country views cannabis. Today, some states allow some form of medical marijuana and four have outright legalized it. This two-hour special will take a 360-degree look at the growing industry that is marijuana.

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The Cannabis Question

As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA investigates the latest scientific evidence for its potential benefits and risks, and how criminalization has disproportionately harmed communities of color.

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How Canopy Growth's Founder Convinced Wall Street to Put a Pot Company on NYSE

Canopy Growth founder Bruce Linton has a new venture in the cannabis market--he's now executive chairman of Vireo Health. Linton tells Cheddar about his approach to the pot business and regulation.

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Cannabis: Miracle Medicine or Dangerous Drug

Medicinal cannabis is shrouded in controversy. How does it affect the body? Is it helpful or harmful? A&E doctor Javid Abdelmoneim looks for answers as he investigates the latest research.