Foreword / Lester Grinspoon, MD
Introduction
Part 1: Overview Of Cannabis:
Introduction to part one
Subjective effects of cannabis / Matthew G Kirkpatrick and Carl L Hart
Early/ancient history / Chris Bennett
Recent history / David Malmo-Levine
Botany of cannabis / Lyle E Craker and Zoe Gardner
Cannabis grow revolution / Danny Danko
Endocannabinoid system / Gregory L Gerdeman and Jason B Schechter
Anandamide and more / Raphael Mechoulam and Lumir Hanus
Cannabis laws in the United States / Allen St Pierre
On ending prohibition / Ethan Nadelmann
Part 2: Risks Of Use And Harm Reduction:
Introduction to part two
Medical risks and toxicology / William Holubek
Pulmonary harm and vaporizers / Mitch Earleywine
Cannabis and cognition / Caroline B Marvin and Carl L Hart
Mental health risks associated with cannabis use / Cheryl Corcoran
How real is the risk of addiction / Ryan Vandrey and Margaret Haney
Driving under the influence / Paul Armentano
Arrest statistics and racism / Harry G Levine
Getting busted is not so funny: an interview with Tommy Chong / Julie Holland
Collateral consequences of cannabis convictions / Richard Glen Boire
Harm reduction psychotherapy / Andrew Tatarsky
Part 3: Clinical Use Of Cannabis:
Introduction to part three
Clinical applications of medical marijuana: an interview with Andrew Weil, MD / Julie Holland
Medical marijuana research: an interview with Donald Abrams, MD / Julie Holland
MAPS and the federal obstruction of medical marijuana research / Rick Doblin
Government's pot farm: an interview with Mahmoud A ElSohly, PhD / Julie Holland
Cannabinoids and psychiatry / Julie Holland
Cannabinoids and neuroprotection / Sunil K Aggarwal and Gregory T Carter
Cannabis and HIV/AIDS / Mark A Ware and Lynne Belle-Isle
Multiple sclerosis and spasticity / Denis J Petro
Pain management / Mark S Wallace and Ben Platt
Sativex / William Notcutt
Part 4: Cannabis Culture:
Introduction to part four
What to tell the children / Marsha Rosenbaum
Pot, parenting, and outing myself / Neal Pollack
Cannabis: stealth goddess / Doug Rushkoff
Gardener's rights, forgetting, and co-evolution: an interview with Michael Pollan / Julie Holland
Cannabis, business, and philanthropy: an interview with Peter Lewis / Julie Holland
Thots on pot / Jeremy Wolff
Part 5: Steps In The Right Direction:
Introduction part five
Patients out of time: an interview with Al Byrne, L CDR (retired) and Mary Lynne Mathre, RN, C A R N / Julie Holland
Prescribing cannabis in California / Jeffrey Hergenrather
Canadian compassion clubs / N Rielle Capler
Dutch drug policy / Mario Lap
Cost-benefit analysis of legalizing marijuana / Jeffrey Miron
Marijuana Policy Project / Bruce Mirken
ACLU and cannabis drug policy: an interview with Graham Boyd, J D / Julie Holland
Resources
References
contributors
Index.