Understanding marijuana : a new look at the scientific evidence

Summary: Marijuana is the world's most popular illicit drug, with hundreds of millions of regular users worldwide. One in three Americans has smoked pot at least once. The Drug Enforcement Agency estimates that Americans smoke five million pounds of marijuana each year. And yet marijuana remainslargely misunderstood by both its advocates and its detractors.

Record details

ISBN: 9780195182958
Physical Description: print
xii, 326 p. ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2002.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-317) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Highlights in the history of cannabis -- 2. Cannabis use and misuse -- 3. Stepping stones, gateways, and the prevention of drug problems -- 4. Marijuana's impact on thought and memory -- 5. Subjective effects -- 6. Cannabis pharmacology -- 7. Marijuana's health effects -- 8. Medical marijuana -- 9. Social problems: amotivational syndrome, reckless driving, and aggression -- 10. Law and policy -- 11. Treatment for marijuana problems -- 12. Final thoughts.