Medical marijuana /

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Material type: TextTextSeries: Current controversiesPublication details: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, Description: 179 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780737754247
  • 0737754249
  • 9780737754254
  • 0737754257
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 615/.7827 22
LOC classification:
  • RM666.C266 M433 2011
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Contents:
Overview: the debate about marijuana as a medicine / Anna Wilde Mathews -- Marijuana has been proven to effectively treat many medical conditions / David Bearman -- Studies show marijuana can be an effective medicine for pain / Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research -- Legalizing medical marijuana is not a good idea / Mark L. Kraus -- Crude marijuana is not a safe or effective medicine / Henry I. Miller -- Overview: the debate about the dangers of medical marijuana / Jill U. Adams -- Marijuana is dangerous for its users and others / US Drug Enforcement Administration -- Marijuana's dangers make it a poor candidate for medicine / National Institute on Drug Abuse -- The objections to medical marijuana's safety are unfounded / Marijuana Policy Project -- Research shows that marijuana is not dangerous / Russ Belville -- Overview: American opinion on marijuana regulation / Gary Langer -- Congress should lift legal restrictions on medical marijuana / Marijuana Policy Project -- Marijuana should be regulated like other prescription medicines / Paul Armentano -- The time is right to abolish federal prohibition of marijuana / Mike Miliard -- Overview: state medical marijuana laws / Mark Eddy -- State legalization of medical marijuana has led to misguided local regulation / Travis Kavulla -- Legal medical marijuana has caused problems for local communities / Bill Croke -- The fight against medical marijuana will determine the fate of legalization / Brian Doherty -- Failing to enforce federal marijuana law supports Mexican criminals / John Walters.
Summary: Discusses the use of marijuana for medical purposes, including its effectiveness, the legal and ethical concerns of medical marijuana, and the effects of individual state laws on the subject.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview: the debate about marijuana as a medicine / Anna Wilde Mathews -- Marijuana has been proven to effectively treat many medical conditions / David Bearman -- Studies show marijuana can be an effective medicine for pain / Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research -- Legalizing medical marijuana is not a good idea / Mark L. Kraus -- Crude marijuana is not a safe or effective medicine / Henry I. Miller -- Overview: the debate about the dangers of medical marijuana / Jill U. Adams -- Marijuana is dangerous for its users and others / US Drug Enforcement Administration -- Marijuana's dangers make it a poor candidate for medicine / National Institute on Drug Abuse -- The objections to medical marijuana's safety are unfounded / Marijuana Policy Project -- Research shows that marijuana is not dangerous / Russ Belville -- Overview: American opinion on marijuana regulation / Gary Langer -- Congress should lift legal restrictions on medical marijuana / Marijuana Policy Project -- Marijuana should be regulated like other prescription medicines / Paul Armentano -- The time is right to abolish federal prohibition of marijuana / Mike Miliard -- Overview: state medical marijuana laws / Mark Eddy -- State legalization of medical marijuana has led to misguided local regulation / Travis Kavulla -- Legal medical marijuana has caused problems for local communities / Bill Croke -- The fight against medical marijuana will determine the fate of legalization / Brian Doherty -- Failing to enforce federal marijuana law supports Mexican criminals / John Walters.

Discusses the use of marijuana for medical purposes, including its effectiveness, the legal and ethical concerns of medical marijuana, and the effects of individual state laws on the subject.

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