Cannabis

From social history to substance addiction, brain chemistry to business management, discover informational texts that explore marijuana and its recreational and medical use, selected by RCL subject editors. Resources for College Libraries (RCL) features 90,000+ core titles for academic libraries, curated by Choice/ACRL subject specialists and available at rclweb.net.

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Cannabis

From social history to substance addiction, brain chemistry to business management, discover informational texts that explore marijuana and its recreational and medical use, selected by RCL subject editors. Resources for College Libraries (RCL) features 90,000+ core titles for academic libraries, curated by Choice/ACRL subject specialists and available at rclweb.net.

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The science of marijuana
Iversen, Leslie L.
Ebook
The Science of Marijuana, 3rd Edition is directed at a public interested in knowing more about cannabis, how it works, and what the hazards associated with its use may be. In terms of cannabis as a medicine, it is now sanctioned by a majority of US States, with approved medical indications that...
The medicalization of marijuana : legitimacy, stigma, and the patient experience
Newhart, Michelle
Ebook
Medical marijuana laws have spread across the U.S. to all but a handful of states. Yet, eighty years of social stigma and federal prohibition creates dilemmas for patients who participate in state programs. The Medicalization of Marijuana takes the first comprehensive look at...
Marijuana A Short History
Hudak, John
Ebook
From Reefer Madness to legal purchase at the corner store. With long-time legal and social barriers to marijuana falling across much of the United States, the time has come for an accessible and informative look at attitudes toward the dried byproduct of...
Waiting to inhale : cannabis legalization and the fight for racial justice
Owusu-Bempah, Akwasi
Ebook
The roots of a racial reckoning through the lens of cannabis. From the start, the War on Drugs targeted Black, Brown, and Indigenous Americans already disadvantaged by a system stacked against them. Even now, as white Americans who largely escaped the fire capitalize on the...
Cannabis : a complete guide
Small, Ernest
Paper Book
Cannabis sativa is best known as the source of marijuana, the world's most widely consumed illicit recreational drug. However, the plant is also extremely useful as a source of stem fiber, edible seed oil, and medicinal compounds, all of which are undergoing extremely promising research,...
Getting high : marijuana through the ages
Chasteen, John Charles
Paper Book
This fascinating book traces the global history of marijuana, reaching back thousands of years. Noted historian John Charles Chasteen follows the use of the drug since Neolithic times, which makes marijuana among the first domesticated plants. Surprisingly, though, only infrequently has it been...
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