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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822514503321

Autore

Iversen Leslie L

Titolo

The science of marijuana / / Leslie L. Iversen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000

ISBN

1-280-83757-8

9786610837571

0-19-803440-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Disciplina

615/.7827

Soggetti

Marijuana - Physiological effect

Marijuana - Toxicology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-278) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. The Pharmacology of THC, the Psychoactive Ingredient in Cannabis; 3. The Effects of Cannabis on the Central Nervous System; 4. Medical Uses of Marijuana-Fact or Fantasy?; 5. Is Cannabis Safe?; 6. The Recreational Use of Cannabis; 7. What Next?; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

1. Introduction. 2. The Pharmacology of THC, the Psychoactive Ingredient in Cannabis. 3. The Effects of Cannabis on the Central Nervous System. 4. Medical Uses of Marijuana--Fact or Fantasy?. 5. Is Cannabis Safe?. 6. The Recreational Use of Cannabis. 7. What Next?