Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market.(Book Review)(Brief Article)

Book | May 1, 2003| | Copyright

ERIC SCHLOSSER Houghton Mifflin 304 pages ** 1/2

The author of 2001's popular and persuasive Fast Food Nation now turns his attention to pot, pornography and migrant workers in three loosely linked essays that explore "America's underground economy." While Schlosser again examines the disconnect between the country's ideals and its appetites, his second book feels like a stopgap between bigger projects. The opening section details the rise and severity of marijuana sentencing, while the final and strongest section concerns the fate of pornography kingpin Reuben ...

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