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Author
Lexile measure
1350L
Language
English
Description
Focusing on the human relationship with plants, the author of Second nature uses botany to explore four basic human desires, sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control, through portraits of four plants that embody them, the apple, tulip, marijuana, and potato. Every school child learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers; the bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers' genes far...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In 2012, voters in Colorado shocked the nation's political establishment by making the use of marijuana legal for anyone in the state twenty-one years of age or older. In the wake of that unprecedented victory, nationally recognized marijuana-policy experts Steve Fox, Paul Armentano, and Mason Tvert revisit the 'Marijuana Is Safer' message that contributed to the campaign's success-as the first edition of this book predicted in 2009. This updated...
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Language
English
Description
In Cannabis Pharmacy, expert Michael Backes offers evidence-based information on using cannabis to treat an array of ailments and conditions. He provides information on how cannabis works with the body's own system, how best to prepare and administer it, and how to modify and control dosage. This newly revised edition is now completely up-to-date with the latest information on the body's encannabinoid system, which is now understood to control emotion,...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In this book the author, an Investigative journalist, traces the social history of marijuana from its origins to its emergence in the 1960s as a defining force in an ongoing culture war. He describes how the illicit marijuana subculture overcame government opposition and morphed into a multibillion-dollar industry. In 1996, Californians voted to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. Similar laws have followed in several other states, but not...
13) Marijuana
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Discusses issues surrounding the use of marijuana.
14) Marijuana
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Examines the use and abuse of marijuana, the effects of the drug on the body and on society as a whole, its medical uses, and the debate over legalization.
19) The pot book: a complete guide to cannabis : its role in medicine, politics, science, and culture
Publisher
Park Street Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Leading experts on the science, history, politics, medicine, and potential of America's most popular recreational drug"--Provided by publisher.