Two researchers describe the medical benefits of marijuana, explain why it has been forbidden, and put forward arguments for legislation to make it available for patients who need it. Their argument is supported by accounts from individuals with various ailments.
-- Acknowledged as experts in the field of drugs and drug policy, Grinspoon and Bakalar have co-authored more than six previously published books. -- Reviews the chemistry of psychedelics, their effects, and the history of human experience with them as well as assessing the potentional value of the drugs. -- A drug policy reprint from The ...
Virtually all known human groups have devised and regularly used techniques for altering consciousness, among which alcohol and drugs are prominent. James B. Bakalar and Lester Grinspoon offer a provocative analysis of the philosophical and historical foundations for efforts to control these techniques in modern industrial societies. What are the ...
Two eminent researchers describe the medical benefits of marijuana, explain why its use has been forbidden, and argue for its full legalization to make it available to all patients who need it.
For many centuries patients and physicians have found marihuana to be a highly effective medicine. This drug, outlawed for more than 50 years in the United States, provides relief from nausea, pain and muscle spasms, and alleviates symptoms of glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, AIDS, migraine, and other debilitating ailments. Yet the US government ...
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