| Description |
xxiv, 551 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Summary |
"Leading experts on the science, history, politics, medicine, and potential of America's most popular recreational drug"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 473-533) and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1. An overview of cannabis -- The subjective effects of cannabis / Matthew G. Kirkpatrick and Carl L. Hart -- Early/ancient history / Chris Bennett -- Recent history / David Malmo-Levine -- The botany of cannabis / Lyle E. Craker and Zoe Gardner -- Cannabis grow revolution / Danny Danko -- The endocannabinoid system / Gregory L. Gerdeman and Jason B. Schechter -- Anandamide and more / Raphael Mechoulam and Lumir Hanus -- Cannabis laws in the United States / Allen St. Pierre -- On ending prohibition / Ethan Nadelmann -- Part 2. Risks of use and harm reduction -- Medical risks and toxicology / William Holubek -- Pulmonary harm and vaporizers / Mitch Earleywine -- Cannabis and cognition / Caroline B. Marvin and Carl L. Hart -- Mental health risks associated with cannabis use / Cheryl Corcoran -- How real is the risk of addiction? / Ryan Vandrey and Margaret Haney -- Driving under the influence / Paul Armentano -- Arrest statistics and racism / Harry G. Levine -- Getting busted is not so funny: an interview with Tommy Chong / Julie Holland -- The collateral consequences of cannabis convictions / Richard Glen Boire -- Harm reduction psychotherapy / Andrew Tatarsky -- Part 3. The clinical use of cannabis -- The clinical applications of medical marijuana: an interview with Andrew Weil, M.D. / Julie Holland -- Medical marijuana research: an interview with Donald Abrams, M.D. / Julie Holland -- MAPS and the federal obstruction of medical marijuana research / Rick Doblin -- The government's pot farm: an interview with Mahmoud A. ElSohly, Ph.D. / Julie Holland -- Cannabinoids and psychiatry / Julie Holland -- Cannabinoids and neuroprotection / Sunil K. Aggarwal and Gregory T. Carter -- Cannabis and HIV/AIDS / Mark A. Ware and Lynne Belle-Isle -- Multiple sclerosis and spasticity / Denis J. Petro -- Pain management / Mark S. Wallace and Ben Platt -- Sativex / William Notcutt -- Part 4. Cannabis culture -- What to tell the children / Marsha Rosenbaum -- Pot, parenting, and outing myself / Neal Pollack -- Cannabis: stealth goddess / Doug Rushkoff -- Gardener's rights, forgetting, and co-evolution: an interview with Michael Pollan / Julie Holland -- Cannabis, business, and philanthropy: an interview with Peter Lewis / Julie Holland -- Thots on pot / Jeremy Wolff -- Part 5. Steps in the right direction -- Patients out of time: an interview with Al Byrne, L.CDR. (retired) and Mary Lynne Mathre, R.N., C.A.R.N. / Julie Holland -- Prescribing cannabis in California / Jeffrey Hergenrather -- Canadian compassion clubs / N. Rielle Capler -- Dutch drug policy / Mario Lap -- A cost-benefit analysis of legalizing marijuana / Jeffrey Miron -- The Marijuana Policy Project / Bruce Mirken -- The ACLU and cannabis drug policy: an interview with Graham Boyd, J.D. / Julie Holland. |
| Subject |
Cannabis.
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Marijuana.
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Marijuana Smoking -- therapy. |
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Marijuana Abuse. |
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Phytotherapy. |
| Added Author |
Holland, Julie, 1965-
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| ISBN |
9781594773686 |
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1594773688 (pbk.) |
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