TY  - BOOK
N2  - 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 without antagonistic responses from federal, state, and local law enforcement. The author draws attention to underreported scientific breakthroughs that are reshaping the therapeutic landscape: medical researchers have developed promising treatments for cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's, diabetes, chronic pain, and many other conditions that are beyond the reach of conventional cures.
AB  - 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 without antagonistic responses from federal, state, and local law enforcement. The author draws attention to underreported scientific breakthroughs that are reshaping the therapeutic landscape: medical researchers have developed promising treatments for cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's, diabetes, chronic pain, and many other conditions that are beyond the reach of conventional cures.
T1  - Smoke signals :a social history of marijuana : medical, recreational, and scientific /
DA  - 2012.
CY  - New York :
AU  - Lee, Martin A.
ET  - 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
CN  - HV5822.M3
CN  - HV5822.M3
PB  - Scribner,
PP  - New York :
PY  - 2012.
ID  - 449242
KW  - Marijuana abuse
KW  - Marijuana
KW  - Marijuana
SN  - 9781439102602
SN  - 1439102600
TI  - Smoke signals :a social history of marijuana : medical, recreational, and scientific /
ER  -