The Science of Marijuana
3rd Edition
Published on 25. October 2018
296 pages
978-0-19-084685-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Science of Marijuana, 3rd Edition is directed at a public interested in knowing more about cannabis, how it works, and what the hazards associated with its use may be. In terms of cannabis as a medicine, it is now sanctioned by a majority of US States, with approved medical indications that often go beyond what is really known scientifically about the effectiveness of cannabis treatment.
Some countries and US States have approved full legalization of cannabis for adults; the regulations needed to control such legal use are still being worked out. The pros and cons of cannabis legalization are reviewed.
There have been big changes in the public perception of cannabis, and increased support for legalization. The book comes at a timely moment in this debate.
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Leslie Iversen
The Science of Marijuana
Book
01/2019
3rd Edition
Oxford University Press Inc
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Leslie L. Iversen
The Science of Marijuana
E-Book
12/2007
2nd Edition
OUP eBook
€29.99
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Person
Leslie Iversen, PhD is a retired pharmacologist, known for his work in psychopharmacology, especially on drugs acting on monoamine uptake mechanisms in the central nervous system. He has advised the UK House of Lords, and the British Government on drug issues. He has worked in Cambridge and Oxford Universities, and in the Salk Institute in California.
Content
Chapter 1 - History and the Plant
Chapter 2 - The pharmacology of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) - the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis
Chapter 3 - Peripheral and central effects of THC
Chapter 4 - Endocannabinoids
Chapter 5 - Medical uses of marijuana - fact or fantasy?
Chapter 6 - Is cannabis safe?
Chapter 7 - The recreational use of cannabis
Chapter 8 - Where are we and where are we going?
