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Title
Growing the green goddess: commercial marijuana growers on the edge of legality
Description
This study is an in-depth examination of thirty-one commercial marijuana growers in four states in the United States. Presently, federal law prohibits marijuana production, but twenty-five states and the District of Columbia allow some provision for marijuana production. Despite massive federal campaigns against marijuana growth, the growers themselves have received comparatively little attention. This study investigates three questions: 1) to what extent do commercial marijuana growers meet life-course criminology’s expectations of offenders; 2) how do growers learn the requisite norms, knowledge, and skills to be successful; and 3) to what extent do growers comply with state laws, and why? The results find little-support for life-course variables. While social learning theory is supported, the results also indicate that independent learning through trial and error and learning through various media are relevant to knowledge and skill acquisition. Respondents adopted a variety of strategies regarding state laws, with partial-compliance in order to minimize risk being the most common. Implications for both theory and policy are discussed.
Date Created
2016
Contributors
- Louton, Brooks (Author)
- Decker, Scott (Thesis advisor)
- Wallace, Danielle (Committee member)
- Katz, Charles (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
x, 288 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.40259
Statement of Responsibility
by Brooks Louton
Description Source
Viewed on April 3, 2020
Level of coding
full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2016
bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-251)
Field of study: Criminology and Criminal Justice
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- 2016-10-12 02:18:06
System Modified
- 2021-08-30 01:21:33
- 3 years 3 months ago
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