Weed science : cannabis controversies and challenges /: cannabis controversies and challenges. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Godfrey Pearlson.
• Authors: Pearlson, Godfrey D, 1950-
• Contents: 1. Introduction - how the author became acquainted with cannabis 2. Good Science and Bad Science - how science helps us think about contentious social issues 3. Holi - what an ancient Hindu festival can teach us about safe marijuana use 4. Archaeology and Ethnobotany - the long historical relationship humans have with cannabis 5. Neuroscience - the endocannabinoid system, how it evolved and what it does 6. Psychology + Human Behavior - what is it like to be stoned and what goes on in our brains when we are? 7. Epidemiology - what can population studies tell us about cannabis risks? 8. Toxicology - cannabis’ side effects and how they occur. Synthetic cannabinoids 9. Chemical Analysis and Extraction - the eternal quest for a higher high 10. Medical Marijuana and Clinical Trials - what’s the evidence for marijuana as a medicine? 11. Economic/Business -who stands to gain and to lose, if cannabis is legalized in the US? 12. Summary/Conclusion - harm reduction; lessons from ending alcohol prohibition and from what’s going on in Canada
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 362.295; Marijuana; Marijuana -- Therapeutic use; Marijuana -- Government policy; Marijuana -- Law and legislation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128181751
• Related ISBNs: 9780128181744
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