WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT MARIJUANA AND HOW DO WE KNOW IT? Marijuana is the most frequently consumed illicit drug worldwide, with over 158.8 million users, according to the UN. Responding to public pressure, the US federal government is likely to legalize recreational marijuana within the next few years. With increasing numbers of people using cannabis both medically and recreationally there are many looming questions that only science can answer. These include: What's likely to happen, both good and bad, if the US legalizes marijuana?What are some simple, science-based rules to separate fact from fiction and to help guide policy in the highly contentious marijuana debate?Exactly what is cannabis doing in the brain that gets us high? A journey through THC neuroscienceDoes cannabis really have medical benefits - what's the evidence?To what extent does cannabis impair driving?Can smoking marijuana in adolescence affect IQ or risk for developing schizophrenia?Is marijuana safe to use during pregnancy? These wide-ranging questions and many more are answered in Weed Science: Cannabis Controversies and Challenges, which presents cutting-edge marijuana research in a concise and understandable format. This is one of those rare books where the author tackles a complex problem yet succeeds in making it an enjoyable, enlightening and entertaining read. Introduces readers to the various forms of marijuana: flower, dabs, hash, edibles, shatter, vapes, tinctures, oils and syntheticsIncludes MRI and PET scans to demonstrate the effects of marijuanaDiscusses the long-term effects of adolescent and adult cannabis useExamines the evidence for cannabis's role in increasing the risk for schizophrenia-like illnesses and other acute and chronic pathologically-altered mental states INDICE: 1. Introduction 2. Good Science and Bad Science 3. Holi 4. Archaeology and Ethnobotany 5. Neuroscience 6. Psychology + Human Behavior 7. Epidemiology 8. Toxicology 9. Chemical Analysis and Extraction 10. Medical Marijuana and Clinical Trials 11. Economic/Business 12. Summary/Conclusion
- ISBN: 978-0-12-818174-4
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 350
- Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2020
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés