Smoke signals : a social history of marijuana : medical, recreational, and scientific / Martin A. Lee.
Lee, Martin A.
2012
HV5822.M3 L34 2012 (Mapit)
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Title Smoke signals : a social history of marijuana : medical, recreational, and scientific / Martin A. Lee.
Author Lee, Martin A.
Edition 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
ISBN 9781439102602
1439102600
Imprint New York : Scribner, 2012.
Language English
Description vii, 519 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number HV5822.M3 L34 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification 362.29/509
Summary 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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