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The science of marijuana / Leslie L. Iversen.

Title
The science of marijuana / Leslie L. Iversen.
Author
Iversen, Leslie L.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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xvi, 273 p. : ill.; 21 cm.
Summary
In The Science of Marijuana, Leslie Iversen explains the remarkable advances that have been made in scientific research on cannabis with the discovery of specific receptors and the existence of naturally occurring cannabis-like substances in the brain. Dr. Iversen provides 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 about how attitudes to cannabis may change in the future.
Subject
  • Dronabinol > therapeutic use
  • Marijuana > Physiological effect
  • Marijuana > Toxicology
  • Dronabinol > pharmacology
  • Cannabis > adverse effects
  • Central Nervous System > drug effects
  • Endocannabinoids > physiology
  • Marijuana Smoking > epidemiology
  • Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators > physiology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-259) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The pharmacology of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) : the psychoactive ingedient in cannabis -- Endocannabinoids -- The effects of cannabis on the cental nervous system -- Medical uses of marijuana : fact or fantasy? -- Is cannabis safe? -- The recreational use of cannabis -- What next?
ISBN
  • 9780195328240 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0195328248 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2007021605
OCLC
136316414
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library