In this
important and timely book, two eminent researchers describe the medical
benefits of marihuana, explain why its use has been forbidden, and argue for
its full legalization to make it available to all patients who need it. Highly
praised when it was first published in 1993, the book has been expanded to
include new examples of the ways that marihuana alleviates symptoms of cancer
chemotherapy, multiple sclerosis, osteoarthritis, glaucoma, AIDS, and
depression, as well as symptoms of such less common disorders as Crohn's
disease, diabetic gastroparesis, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
"Grinspoon
and Bakalar have provided a valuable compendium of marihuana's beneficial
properties .... This book is valuable for its breadth of first-person accounts
of beneficial effects of marihuana smoking in physically and emotionally
distressed individuals."
-- Rick J. Strassman, M.D., Journal of the American Medical Association
"Cogent
and convincing arguments for the legalization of marihuana and its
pharmacologically active components. ... This book provides an excellent
overview of the subject from a medical perspective."
-- Robert M. Swift, M.D., Ph.D., New England Journal of Medicine
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