The science of marijuana
By: Leslie L. Iversen.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York; Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9780195151107; 9780195131239
Subjects: Marijuana -- Physiological effect; Marijuana -- Toxicology; Tetrahydrocannabinol -- pharmacology; Cannabis -- adverse effects; Cannabis -- Therapeutic use; Central nervous system -- Effect of drugs on
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Introduction; title: Ch. 2. The pharmacology of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis; title: Ch. 3. The effects of cannabis on the central nervous system; title: Ch. 4. Medical uses of marijuana; title: fact or fantasy?; title: Ch. 5. Is cannabis safe?; title: Ch. 6. The recreational use of cannabis; title: Ch. 7. What next?