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The Science of Marijuana

Leslie L. Iversen (Author)
Annotation After alcohol and nicotine, marijuana is the most commonly used "recreational" drug in Western countries. There has already been a growing debate about the medical applications of marijuana and other cannabis-based preparations and increasing pressure to legalize such use; voters in severalStates in the US in the 1996 and 1998 elections approved prosals to implement such measures. In The Science of Marijuana the author explains the remarkable advances that have been made in scientific research on cannabis with the discovery of specific receptors and the existence of naturallyoccurring cannabis-like substances in the brain. The book also gives an objective and up to date assessment of the scientific basis for the medical use of cannabis and what risks this may entail. The recreational use of the drug and how it affects users is described along with some predictions abouthow attitudes to cannabis use may change in the future. Leslie Iversen is a scientist who has worked both in academia and in the pharmaceutical industry and has specialized in the study of drug actions on the brain. The book is written with a minimum of scientific jargon or technical language forreaders who want to know more about the science that underlies the current cannabis debate
eBook, English, Oct. 2001
Oxford University Press, Incorporated, New York, Oct. 2001
Scholarly & Professional
1 online resource (304 pages) illustrations
9780195151107, 0195151100
1062902889