The science of marijuana
By: Leslie L. Iversen.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780195328240
Subjects: Marijuana -- Physiological effect; Marijuana -- Toxicology; Tetrahydrocannabinol -- pharmacology; Cannabis -- adverse effects; Central Nervous System -- drug effects; Endocannabinoids -- physiology; Marijuana Smoking -- epidemiology; Tetrahydrocannabinol -- therapeutic use
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-259) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The pharmacology of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) : the psychoactive ingedient in cannabis; title: Endocannabinoids; title: The effects of cannabis on the cental nervous system; title: Medical uses of marijuana : fact or fantasy?; title: Is cannabis safe?; title: The recreational use of cannabis; title: What next?