Understanding Marijuana: A New Look at the Scientific Evidence
by Mitch Earleywine
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To some, marijuana is an insidious 'stepping-stone' drug, enticing the inexperienced and paving the way to the inevitable abuse of harder drugs. To others, medical marijuana is an organic means of easing the discomfort or stimulating the appetite of the gravely ill. Others still view marijuana, like alcohol, as a largely harmless indulgence, dangerous only when used immoderately. All sides of the debate have appropriated the scientific evidence on marijuana to satisfy their claims. What then show more are we to make of these conflicting portrayals of a drug with historical origins dating back to 8,000 B show lessTags
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Mitch Earleywine is Associate Professor of Clinical Science in Psychology at the University of Southern California.
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- Nonfiction, Science & Nature, General Nonfiction
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- 362.29 — Society, government, & culture Social problems and social services Social Welfare Mental illness Substance abuse
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- HV5822 .M3 .E27 — Social sciences Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Drug habits. Drug abuse
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