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//-->VOLUME EDITORDALE JACQUETTEis Senior Professorial Chair in TheoreticalPhilosophy at the University of Bern, Switzerland. His many previousworks includeWittgenstein’s Thought in Transition(1998),Ontology(2002),David Hume’s Critique of Infinity(2001), andThePhilosophy of Schopenhauer(2005). He has edited theBlackwellCompanion to Philosophical Logic(2002), theCambridge Companion toBrentano(2004), and the Elsevier volume onPhilosophy ofLogic(2006) in the Handbook of the Philosophy of Science series.SERIES EDITORFRITZ ALLHOFFis an Assistant Professor in the PhilosophyDepartment at Western Michigan University, as well as a SeniorResearch Fellow at the Australian National University’s Centre forApplied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing thePhilosophy for Everyoneseries, Allhoff is the volume editor or co-editorfor several titles, includingWine & Philosophy(Wiley-Blackwell, 2007),Whiskey & Philosophy(with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), andFood & Philosophy(with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).Cannabis Philosophy for Everyone: W hat W ere W e Just Talking About?© 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. ISBN: 978-1-405-19967-4Edited by Dale JacquetteP H I L O S O P H Y F O R E V E RYO N ESeries editor: Fritz AllhoffNot so much a subject matter, philosophy is a way of thinking.Thinking not justabout the Big Questions, but about little ones too.This series invites everyoneto ponder things they care about, big or small, significant, serious … or justcurious.Running & Philosophy:A Marathon for the MindEdited by Michael W. AustinWine & Philosophy:A Symposium on Thinking and DrinkingEdited by Fritz AllhoffFood & Philosophy:Eat,Think and Be MerryEdited by Fritz Allhoff and Dave MonroeBeer & Philosophy:The Unexamined Beer Isn’t WorthDrinkingEdited by Steven D. HalesWhiskey & Philosophy:A Small Batch of Spirited IdeasEdited by Fritz Allhoff and Marcus P. 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AustinBlues – Philosophy for EveryoneEdited by Abrol Fairweatherand Jesse SteinbergEdited by Dale JacquetteCANNABISPHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONEWhat Were We Just Talking About?Foreword by Richard CusickA John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., PublicationThis edition first published 2010© 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd except for editorial material and organization© 2010 Dale JacquetteBlackwell Publishing was acquired by John Wiley & Sons in February 2007.Blackwell’s publishing program has been merged with Wiley’s global Scientific,Technical, and Medical business to form Wiley-Blackwell.Registered OfficeJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex,PO19 8SQ, United KingdomEditorial Offices350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UKThe Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UKFor details of our global editorial offices, for customer services, and for informationabout how to apply for permission to reuse the copyright material in this bookplease see our website at www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell.The right of Dale Jacquette to be identified as the author of the editorial material inthis work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs andPatents Act 1988.All rights reserved. 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If professional advice or other expertassistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataCannabis – philosophy for everyone: what were we just talking about? / edited byDale Jacquette.p. cm. — (Philosophy for everyone)Includes bibliographical references.ISBN 978-1-4051-9967-4 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Marijuana.2. Cannabis.I. Jacquette, Dale. II. Title: Cannabis – philosophy for everyone.HV5822.M3C285 2010362.29′5—dc222010004706A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.Set in 10/12.5pt Plantin by SPi Publisher Services, Pondicherry, IndiaPrinted in Singapore1 2010For Ed Rosenthal,pioneer andpolitical lightning rod [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]