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Marijuana : a reference handbook / by Newton, David E.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Background and history -- Problems, issues, and solutions -- Perspectives -- Profiles -- Data and documents -- Annotated bibliography -- Chronology."This single-volume resource provides sound, up-to-date information and authoritative resources for research on the controversial topics of the use of marijuana for medical and recreational purposes and the effects of marijuana use on society" --Amazon.com.
Subjects: Marijuana; Marijuana; Drug legalization;
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Marijuana : examining the facts / by Van Gundy, Karen.; Staunton, Michael S.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Patterns and trends. Is marijuana use or misuse more widespread than ever before? ; Does marijuana use or misuse vary by race or ethnicity? ; Does marijuana use or misuse vary by population density? ; Does marijuana use or misuse vary by family income level? ; Does marijuana use or misuse vary by employment status? ; Does marijuana use or misuse vary by education level? ; Does marijuana use or misuse vary by marital status? -- Risks and benefits. Is accurate information about the risks and benefits of marijuana widely available? ; Does marijuana use or misuse increase risk for physical health problems? ; Does marijuana pose more of a health risk than tobacco or alcohol? ; Does marijuana pose less of a health risk than other illicit drugs? ; Is marijuana safe and effective for treating medical disorders? ; Are all medical uses for marijuana substantiated by research? ; Does marijuana cause cancer? ; Is marijuana addictive? -- Policy considerations. Was marijuana criminalized to protect public health and safety? ; Do most Americans support the criminalization of marijuana? ; Is marijuana use a "gateway" to other illicit drug use or misuse? ; Does marijuana use or misuse increase criminal behavior? ; Is driving under the influence of marijuana safe? ; Are marijuana infractions fairly punished? ; Is treatment for marijuana misuse needed? ; Is treatment for marijuana misuse effective? ; Is marijuana prohibition effective?.Drawing on scientific evidence from medicine, psychology, criminology, and sociology, this book explores the veracity of claims about marijuana use and misuse.
Subjects: Marijuana; Marijuana; Marijuana;
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Medical marijuana / by Haerens, Margaret.; Zott, Lynn M.(Lynn Marie),1969-;
"Medical Marijuana: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-210) and index.
Subjects: Marijuana; Marijuana; Marijuana; Marijuana; Cannabis; Phytotherapy; Cannabis; Jurisprudence; Plant Preparations;
© 2013., Greenhaven Press,
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Marijuana debunked : a handbook for parents, pundits and politicians who want to know the case against legalization / by Gogek, Ed(Edward Burton),1954-;
The one-sided debate -- What we've heard so often, we often believe -- What research tells us about teenage use -- Marijuana and driving -- Schizophrenia -- Is marijuana addictive, and should we care? -- Why marijuana gets off easy -- Teenagers make good decisions about drugs' if we do -- Legalization increases use -- The fictitious war on marijuana -- Medical marijuana makes liars of us all -- The real costs -- Alcohol vs. marijuana: a meaningless debate -- The third way: recovery-based policies -- The answer to drug cartels -- The irrevocable decision creating a marijuana industry -- The news media's love affair with marijuana -- Pro-marijuana expert are often wrong -- Why are pro-marijuana editorials so inaccurate? -- How the entertainment media promotes marijuana -- U.S. political parties and marijuana -- How an addiction specialist might see the legalization movement -- What legalization would unleash -- The fork in the road.
Subjects: Marijuana abuse; Drug legalization;
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The science of marijuana / by Iversen, Leslie L.;
Introduction -- The pharmacology of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) : the psychoactive ingedient in cannabis -- Endocannabinoids -- The effects of cannabis on the cental nervous system -- Medical uses of marijuana : fact or fantasy? -- Is cannabis safe? -- The recreational use of cannabis -- What next?Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-259) and index.
Subjects: Marijuana; Marijuana;
© 2008., Oxford University Press,
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Marijuana is safer : so why are we driving people to drink? / by Fox, Steve,1964-; Armentano, Paul,1972-; Tvert, Mason.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The choice: marijuana vs. alcohol. The big two: the popular acceptance and use of marijuana and alcohol ; Pot 101: understanding marijuana ; Removing the "toxic" from intoxication: an objective comparison of the effects of alcohol and marijuana -- Choice, interrupted. "Reefer madness" and all that jazz: the origins of pot prohibition ; Reality check: the truth behind common marijuana myths ; How society is systematically driving us to drink ; The real-world ramifications of our pro-alcohol culture -- Freedom of choice. You would think this would be enough: tradition arguments against marijuana prohibition ; Not adding a vice but providing an alternative ; From theory to practice: "safer" to SAFER ; The wall comes down: Colorado makes marijuana legal ; Toward a tipping point: creating a buzz and sparking change ; Our vision of the future."In 2012, voters in Colorado shocked the nation's political establishment by making the use of marijuana legal for anyone in the state twenty-one years of age or older. In the wake of that unprecedented victory, nationally recognized marijuana-policy experts Steve Fox, Paul Armentano, and Mason Tvert revisit the 'Marijuana Is Safer' message that contributed to the campaign's success-as the first edition of this book predicted in 2009. This updated and expanded version of Marijuana Is Safer includes a new chapter on the Colorado victory and information about how supporters can model similar campaigns in other states, along with updates to research that supports the position that marijuana is safer than alcohol. The authors-through an objective examination of marijuana and alcohol, and the laws and social practices that steer people toward the latter-pose a simple yet rarely considered question: Why do we punish adults who make the rational, safer choice to use marijuana instead of alcohol? Marijuana Is Safer provides an introduction to the cannabis plant and its effects on the user, debunks some of the government's most frequently cited marijuana myths, and, most importantly, provides persuasive arguments and talking points for the millions of Americans who want to advance the cause of marijuana-policy reform and educate friends, family, coworkers, elected officials, and, of course, future voters." -- Publisher information.
Subjects: Marijuana; Marijuana abuse; Alcoholism; Drug legalization;
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Marijuana on my mind : the science and mystique of cannabis / by Cermak, Timmen L.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-312) and index."Marijuana is on everyone's mind. Why do so many people enjoy it? What is it doing in our brains? Is it safe for everyone to use? What should we be telling our children? What are the benefits of medical marijuana? How does CBD live up to its hype? Does marijuana have spiritual power? And with so much conflicting information out there, how do we begin to make up our own minds about cannabis? Marijuana On My Mind is for anyone who has ever experienced the mystique of cannabis or wondered exactly how cannabis works. With over 40 years of clinical experience, Dr. Timmen Cermak uses science to make sense of the endless debate between advocates and opponents of cannabis and provides answers to some of the greatest mysteries surrounding marijuana."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Marijuana.; Marijuana; Marijuana; Marijuana; Marijuana; Cannabis;
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The legalization of marijuana / by Merino, Noël,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The national debate over the legalization of marijuana is heating up as states begin to legalize its use for medicinal and recreational purposes. The title in the Greenhaven series deepens the discussion on marijuana should it be legal or not? Does it help or harm users? Should medicinal use only be allowed? Answers to these questions will be debated for years to come"--
Subjects: Marijuana; Drug legalization;
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Getting high : marijuana through the ages / by Chasteen, John Charles.1955-;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This engaging book traces the global history of marijuana, reaching back thousands of years. Noted historian John Charles Chasteen follows the use of the drug since Neolithic times, which makes marijuana among the first domesticated plants. Surprisingly, though, only infrequently has it been used as a recreational drug. Instead, there is a vibrant spiritual dimension to its long history that has been continually ignored. Beginning with the familiar "outbreak" of the 1960s, Chasteen unearths successive layers of marijuana's history. Written with insight, clarity, sophistication, and good humor, this deeply informed work discusses the cultivation of cannabis and its many forms, including hemp, one of the world's principal fiber crops. After a tour of Latin America, Africa, India, and the Muslim world, Chasteen concludes that unlike alcohol marijuana has always flourished outside the mainstream. Its principal users have been creative outsiders of many kinds--mystics, artists, musicians, free thinkers, and spiritual seekers--as well as poor laborers attracted by its low cost. Marijuana, it seems, is a mind-expanding drug after all, and Chasteen explores its rich heritage with captivating insight." -- Publisher's description
Subjects: Marijuana abuse; Marijuana; Marijuana Smoking; History of Medicine;
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Smoke signals : a social history of marijuana : medical, recreational, and scientific / by Lee, Martin A.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-488) and index.Herblore. Black and blue -- New world hemp -- Elixirs and tinctures -- High on hash -- Sex, drugs, and the occult. -- Prohibition. The Mexican connection -- The mighty Mezz -- Voodoo pharmacology -- A truth drug -- Cold war cannabis -- Writing the reality script. -- Reefer Rebellion. Seeds of change -- The riddle of THC -- Grass and acid -- A tipping point -- Legalize it! -- Flower power -- High spies. -- The Big Chill. This means war -- Dr. Mikuriya's medicine -- The euphoria of secrecy -- Seeing is believing -- Rasta vibration -- In your face. -- Just Say Never. Reefer sadness -- The laughing cure -- Home grown -- Going Dutch -- Drug-war doublespeak -- The hemperor. -- From Blunts to Ballots. -- Bush v. weed -- The brain and marijuana -- Hip-hop hemp -- To live and die in San Francisco -- The pot club -- Crossing the rubicon. -- Fire in the Belly. Counterattack -- Unchartered waters -- Southern exposure -- Falling dominos -- The stake-out -- Veterans for drug-war peace. -- Ground Zero. Narcs gone wild! -- Show trials -- Physicians in the crosshairs -- The Supreme Court punts -- The long arm of the DEA -- Ten years after. -- Mellow Mayhem. Senior stoners -- An industry emerges -- Healing without the high -- Booze or bud? -- The green rush -- Suffer the children.In this book the author, an Investigative journalist traces the social history of marijuana from its origins to its emergence in the 1960s as a defining force in an ongoing culture war. He describes how the illicit marijuana subculture overcame government opposition and morphed into a multibillion-dollar industry. In 1996, Californians voted to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. Similar laws have followed in several other states, but not without antagonistic responses from federal, state, and local law enforcement. The author draws attention to underreported scientific breakthroughs that are reshaping the therapeutic landscape: medical researchers have developed promising treatments for cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's, diabetes, chronic pain, and many other conditions that are beyond the reach of conventional cures. This book is an examination of the medical, recreational, scientific, and economic dimensions of the world's most controversial plant.
Subjects: Marijuana abuse; Marijuana; Marijuana;
© c2012., Scribner,
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