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Keep off the Grass
A Scientific Enquiry Into the Biological Effects of Marijuana
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1979
- Author: Gabriel G. Nahas
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 2 3 7 7 9 - 4
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 3 4 3 2 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 0 3 7 - 0
Keep Off the Grass is a scientific inquiry into the scientific effects of marijuana. Marijuana, like most drugs ingested by man, gives the user the impression that his senses are… Read more
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Request a sales quoteKeep Off the Grass is a scientific inquiry into the scientific effects of marijuana. Marijuana, like most drugs ingested by man, gives the user the impression that his senses are enhanced, when in fact they have been distorted and impaired. This book is composed of 27 chapters, and starts with a brief introduction to the history of marijuana, the properties of its chemical components, called cannabinoids, and its widespread use and abuse. The succeeding chapters deal with the first scientific meetings on marijuana, social impact of marijuana, and its widespread use in some countries, such as in Morocco and Egypt. These topics are followed by discussions on the immunological and DNA effects of marijuana. The remaining chapters highlight the legal issues and government policies concerning the utility of this plant.
Preface
Foreword
Acknowledgements
I. Englewood, 1969
II. The History of Marijuana
III. A Sabbatical Leave
IV. An International Problem
V. Debate
VI. First Scientific Meetings on Marijuana
VII. Marijuana and Social Reformers
VIII. First Investigations
IX. Journey to Morocco
X. Journey to Egypt
XI. The Marijuana Commission Report
XII. A Working Summer
XIII. Return to Morocco
XIV. Marijuana and the Immunity System
XV. From Texas to Alaska to Washington, D.C.
XVI. Marijuana and DNA
XVII. From Vancouver to Baalbek
XVIII. A Press Release
XIX. The Senate Hearings
XX. The Quest Continues
XXI. The Quest Never Ends
XXII. The Helsinki Conference
XXIII. The Abdication of the Intellectuals
XXIV. Tinkering with the Old Brain
XXV. The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs
XXVI. For Some Addicts, Some Hope
XXVII. The Reims Symposium: A Biological Indictment of Marijuana
Epilogue
Appendices
Glossary of Cannabis Terms
Names and Compositions of Cannabis Preparations
Experiments and Studies
Selected Bibliography
Index
- No. of pages: 278
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1979
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Hardback ISBN: 9780080237794
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483234328
- eBook ISBN: 9781483280370
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