Stoned : a doctor's case for medical marijuana

Book 2015

"No substance on earth is as hotly debated as marijuana. Opponents claim it's dangerous, addictive, carcinogenic, and a gateway to serious drug abuse. Fans claim it as a wonder drug, treating cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, glaucoma, arthritis, migraines, PTSD, and insomnia. Patients suffering from these conditions need -- and deserve -- hard facts based on medical evidence, not hysteria and superstition. In Stoned, palliative care physicia...

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Marijuana Law and legislation United States

Marijuana Physiological effect United States

Marijuana Therapeutic use United States

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ISBN:

9781591847670
1591847672

Description:

289 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Doctor's case for medical marijuana

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, glossary and index

Contents:

The blacksmith and the boxer
The girl who talked to cats: marijuana's benefits for the brain
The woman with knives in her neck: marijuana's benefits for the body
Beer and brownies
Bongs and budder
Reefer madness
Bodily harm
Caveat emptor
The future of medical marijuana
A long strange tip
A brief marijuana glossary
The world's best (and simplest) brownie recipe

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1210676

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