About this title: "My intention is to present a reasonably accurate & comprehensive account of the drug marihuana & its properties & to put into perspective its dangers & utilities" (from the introduction). This well documented exploration of the history of marihuana in the United States is written by Dr. Lester Grinspoon, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Including a new introduction by the author, this reprint of the 1977 second edition is timely, given the resurgence of interest in marihuana both as a medicine & a euphoric. It covers many aspects of the marihuana issue, from the results of ...
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam, New York: London
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780552670197ISBN:0552670197
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. clea/tight/age-toned/unmarked PB. Worn/ creased cover. small corner piece almost detached from front cover[frpb ] xvii, 489p. : ill.; 18 cm. Includes index, bibliography Originally published, Cambridge [Mass. ]: Harvard University Press, 1971. Bibliographyp.423-432. -Includes index. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1971-12
ISBN-13:9780674548350ISBN:0674548353
Description: Good. Ex-library label, marks, etc., no dust jacket, light moderate wear to hardcover, last blank page library-removed, clean text, good binding. Ships within one business day with delivery confirmation. read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Second Edition; Second Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780674548343ISBN:0674548345
Description: Good. 0674548345. Unmarked text, no ownership marks. Cover is creased, worn at edges. Secure binding and pages. Page edges are soiled.; 474 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press: 1971.
ISBN-13:9780674548350ISBN:0674548353
Description: Fine. No dust jacket present. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 443 pages. "In introductory chapters the author examines the history of hemp, its botany, chemistry, and pharmacology. After a fascinating study of the literary accounts of cannabis use for Gautier and Baudelaire to Allen Ginsberg, he analyzes the data on the acute intoxication-the physical and psychological experience-explores user motivation for "turning on" and delves into practices and procedures, typoes of users from casual smotker to ... read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1971-12
ISBN-13:9780674548350ISBN:0674548353
Description: Good in Good jacket. Type: Ex-Library Binding G, Edge & shelf wear. DJ G, Edge wear. 1st Edition Ex-Library with normal markings. DJ had been taped to binding at one time and endpapers have surface tears where the tape has been removed. OP Personal Name: Grinspoon, Lester, 1928-Main Title: Marihuana reconsidered. Published/Created: Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1971. Description: xi, 443 p. 25 cm. ISBN: 0674548353 Notes: Bibliography: p. [379]-389. Subjects: Marijuana. Drug abuse ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780674548350ISBN:0674548353
Description: Acceptable. Substantial Corner and Cover Wear. Book/binding is bent. Pages Coming Loose. Previous owner's name stamped on outer pages and inside cover. Clean, crisp pages. read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1971
Description: Acceptable. 1971 MM paperback, acceptable. Foxing and some staining to pages, edgewear to front cover. Creasing to the spine. Reading copy only. Delivery Confirmation with every order with ABC Books! read more
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