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The Little Book of Cannabis: How Marijuana Can Improve Your Life is a 2018 nonfiction book about cannabis by Canadian journalist Amanda Siebert, published by Greystone Books. It was the bestselling nonfiction book about cannabis in Canada as of early 2019. [2] A Winnipeg Free Press review stated that the book "avoid [s] being preachy" and ...
1997. Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts: A Review of the Scientific Evidence is a 1997 book about the medical effects of cannabis, and related U.S. drug control policy, written by Lynn Zimmer and John P. Morgan. As of 1998, Zimmer was a sociology professor at Queens College. [1] Morgan was a professor of pharmacology at City University of New ...
Medical cannabis, medicinal cannabis or medical marijuana (MMJ), refers to cannabis products and cannabinoid molecules that are prescribed by physicians for their patients. [1][2][3][4] The use of cannabis as medicine has a long history, but has not been as rigorously tested as other medicinal plants due to legal and governmental restrictions ...
The review did find some benefits of cannabis use, particularly with “seizure reduction, chronic pain, and muscle spasms,” said Carol Boyd, founding director of the Center for the Study of ...
History of medical cannabis. The history of medicinal cannabis goes back to the ancient times. Ancient physicians in many parts of the world mixed cannabis into medicines to treat pain and other ailments. In the 19th century, cannabis was introduced for therapeutic use in Western Medicine. Since then, there have been several advancements in how ...
Amanda Siebert. Amanda Siebert is a Canadian author. She wrote The Little Book of Cannabis in 2018, the bestselling nonfiction book about cannabis in Canada as of early 2019. [1] Siebert is a former cannabis columnist for The Georgia Straight, [2] [3] and shared the Canadian Association of Journalists ' Don McGillivray Award, given for the "top ...
United States history. Publisher. Basic Books. Publication date. December 5, 2017. Website. www .emilydufton .com /grass-roots. Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall of Marijuana in America is a 2017 non-fiction book by Emily Dufton, based on her doctoral research.
Ron Paul, a former Texas Congressman and 2008 Presidential Candidate, stated at a rally in response to a question by a medical cannabis patient that he would "never use the federal government to force the law against anybody using marijuana." [210] In his book, The Revolution: A Manifesto he writes, "Regardless of where one stands on the ...