Product Description
Summarizes current information on the potential medical value of marijuana. Includes the harm and relief it can bring patients. Includes conditions such as glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, and AIDS, and side effects of treatments such as chemotherapy. For health care providers, policy makers, and regulators.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 4 reviews)

You can read this book for free at the Institutes site.

You can read this book for free at the Institute of Medicines site. Do a title search at google.
June 15, 2003

I'd give it more stars!

A must have if you want to arm yourself with scientifically proven facts on this very controversially subject. I was so excited to find out what the Institute of Medicine had to say about cannabis, that I went out and told everyone I know. A true gem. Let's get this information out to everyone! And to all of those who helped put this book on the shelf, thank you! so much.
January 15, 2001

A useful reference about the facts on marijuana

This book is the result of a $900,000 two year study of the known facts on marijuana, including a review of recent literature and interviews with patients. It was requested by "Drug Czar" McCaffrey after medical marijuana had become legal in California. No doubt McCaffrey was hoping the Institute of Medicine would come out against it. However, when finally released in March 1999, the Institute of Medicine report not only confirmed that marijuana has legitimate medical uses and is remarkably safe, it also demolished the myths that marijuana leads to harder drugs or that it causes "amotivational syndrome".

Did you know that 32% of all nicotine users develop a psychological dependency on their drug, as do 15% of all alcohol users versus only 9% of marijuana users? The book is full of useful facts like these.

If you want to get involved in the debate about what drug policy will serve us best you should read this book. Thank you, Mr McCaffrey :-)
September 23, 2000

National Institute of Sciences-Institute of Medicine Review-

I ordered this book and tell ya what. It has the best information I've seen yet that indicates, through scientific research that THC helps stop or reduce pain...something the herb consumers have known for a long time. Interested in medicine such as Marinol for pain? Get this book, then give it to your doctor. THC Delta-9, is now schedule III, prescribable by doctors for "other than approved label use"....
January 13, 2000

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