The Pot Book : A Complete Guide to Cannabis: It's Role in Medicine, Politics, Science and Culture

Edited by Holland, Julie

Leading experts on the science, history, politics, medicine, and potential of America's most popular recreational drug - With contributions by Andrew Weil, Michael Pollan, Lester Grinspoon, Allen St. Pierre (NORML), Tommy Chong, and others - Covers marijuana's physiological and psychological effects, its medicinal uses, the complex politics of cannabis law, pot and parenting, its role in creativity, business, and spirituality, and much more Exploring the role of cannabis in medicine, politics, history, and society, "The Pot Book" offers a compendium of the most up-to-date information and scientific research on marijuana from leading experts, including Lester Grinspoon, M.D., Rick Doblin, Ph.D., Allen St. Pierre (NORML), and Raphael Mechoulam. Also included are interviews with Michael Pollan, Andrew Weil, M.D., and Tommy Chong as well as a pot dealer and a farmer who grows for the U.S. Government. Encompassing the broad spectrum of marijuana knowledge from stoner customs to scientific research, this book investigates the top ten myths of marijuana; its physiological and psychological effects; its risks; why joints are better than water pipes and other harm-reduction tips for users; how humanity and cannabis have co-evolved for millennia; the brain's cannabis-based neurochemistry; the complex politics of cannabis law; its potential medicinal uses for cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, and other illnesses; its role in creativity, business, and spirituality; and the complicated world of pot and parenting. As legalization becomes a reality, this book candidly offers necessary facts and authoritative opinions in a society full of marijuana myths, misconceptions, and stereotypes.

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書名 The Pot Book : A Complete Guide to Cannabis: It's Role in Medicine, Politics, Science and Culture
著作者等 Holland, Julie
書名別名 A Complete Guide to Cannabis: It's Role in Medicine, Politics, Science and Culture
出版元 Park Street Press,U.S.
刊行年月 2010.12.01
ページ数 576p
大きさ H229 x W153
ISBN 9781594773686
言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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