Emily Dufton

Emily Dufton is an American author on the history of United States drug policy.

Her first book, Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall of Marijuana in America, based on her doctoral thesis at George Washington University Department of American Studies, was called "a comprehensive history of marijuana legalization in America" by Kirkus Reviews, and "a new milestone in the literature on drugs" in The American Historical Review.

Her 2026 book Addiction, Inc "explores the nation's history of drug treatment for opioid addiction from the golden era of treatment in the early 1970s to the current day".

Dufton hosts a channel on New Books Network devoted to drugs and drug addiction.

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References

  1. ↑ Williams, John (December 3, 2017). "Tell us 5 things about your book: Debating pot in America". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ "AMST alum Dutton New York Times interview". George Washington University Department of American Studies.
  3. ↑ "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
  4. ↑ Davis, Joshua Clark (December 3, 2018), "Emily Dufton. Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America. New York: Basic Books, 2017.", The American Historical Review (book review), 34 (1), Oxford University Press: 1689–1690, doi:10.1093/ahr/rhy244
  5. ↑ Ryan Reft (April 7, 2026). "Made at the Library: The Other War on Drugs: Emily Dufton and Addiction Inc". Unfolding History – Manuscripts at the Library of Congress (blog). Library of Congress. ISSN 2769-6189. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
  6. ↑ "New Books Network Seeks Podcast Hosts". Points: The blog of the Alcohol & Drugs History Society. Alcohol and Drugs History Society. September 9, 2021. Retrieved 2026-05-16.