Marihuana, the Forbidden Medicine

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By James B. Bakalar and Lester Grinspoon

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Marihuana, the Forbidden Medicine explores the medical benefits of marihuana, detailing its ability to alleviate symptoms associated with a variety of conditions such as cancer chemotherapy, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma, AIDS, depression, and more. The authors, eminent researchers James B. Bakalar and Lester Grinspoon, explain the historical context behind marihuana's prohibition and argue persuasively for its full legalisation to ensure patients in need have access.
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In this important and timely book, two eminent researchers describe the medical benefits of marihuana, explain why its use has been forbidden, and argue for its full legalization to make it available to all patients who need it. Highly praised when it was first published in 1993, Marihuana, the Forbidden Medicine has been expanded to include new examples of the ways that marihuana alleviates symptoms of cancer chemotherapy, multiple sclerosis, osteoarthritis, glaucoma, AIDS, and depression, as well as symptoms of such less common disorders as Crohn's disease, diabetic gastroparesis, and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Praise for the first edition:

"Grinspoon and Bakalar have provided a valuable compendium of marihuana's beneficial properties. This book is valuable for its breadth of first-person accounts of beneficial effects of marihuana smoking in physically and emotionally distressed individuals." - Rick J. Strassman, M.D., Journal of the American Medical Association

"Cogent and convincing arguments for the legalization of marihuana and its pharmacologically active components. This book provides an excellent overview of the subject from a medical perspective." - Robert M. Swift, M.D., Ph.D., New England Journal of Medicine

"A very important book. It is highly recommended reading for anyone interested in the history, biomedical science, and public policy surrounding these most amazing plants." - David E. Presti and Richard Evans Schultes, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300070866

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 August 1997

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Edition: Revised and Expanded Edition

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 363g

Pages: 320

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Education & Reference Health & Wellness James B. Bakalar Lester Grinspoon Non-Fiction

About the Author

Lester Grinspoon, M.D., is associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. James B. Bakalar is associate editor of the Harvard Mental Health Letter and a lecturer in law in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.