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| View Larger Image | Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutic Potential | Hardcoverby Ethan B Russo (Author)
| List Price: | $150.00 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Routledge | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 439 Pages | | Publication Date: | May 15, 2002 | | Sales Rank: | 731,926st |
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Product Description
Presents an objective and comprehensive description of the state of the art of medicinal cannabis. Contains new and updated data based on international sources. Hardcover, softcover also available. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 2 reviews)
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Medical Cannabis 101 by Scott Carr (Denver, Colorado USA)  5 Stars
December 21, 2008
As a professional in the field for over six years, I highly recommend this excellent introduction and overview to the medicinal benefits and contemporary scientific research on cannabis to date.
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Well done. by Ari (ny, usa) 5 Stars
December 17, 2004
There are so few books (unfortunately due to severely limited research) that provide a pharmacological view. This book is interesting in that it points out the most common receptor sites aswell as the agonists(stimulate the receptor) and antagonists(block the receptor). Much more research needs to be done but until then this book shines for the information it provides during these dark ages of thought. Good information, wish there was more...
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