Drugs in American SocietyThis edition probes the drug phenomenon in all its social, cultural and legal complexity. It covers the full range of psychoactive drug use, from legal medical and prescription use to criminal, recreational use, from casual use to addiction. |
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Page 210
... marijuana belongs in none of these drug categories . Today , most observers put marijuana alone , in its own category . The psychoactive agent in marijuana is delta - tetrahydrocannabinol , or THC . It is generally agreed that it is the ...
... marijuana belongs in none of these drug categories . Today , most observers put marijuana alone , in its own category . The psychoactive agent in marijuana is delta - tetrahydrocannabinol , or THC . It is generally agreed that it is the ...
Page 236
... marijuana , established research programs on marijuana as medicine , or requested that the federal government permit medical use of the drug . These developments do not demonstrate conclusively that marijuana is useful in medical and ...
... marijuana , established research programs on marijuana as medicine , or requested that the federal government permit medical use of the drug . These developments do not demonstrate conclusively that marijuana is useful in medical and ...
Page 401
... marijuana pos- session throughout the United States - the removal of all criminal penalties for the pos- session of small to moderate quantities of marijuana . As I said , this has already taken place in 11 states . ( But , as I also ...
... marijuana pos- session throughout the United States - the removal of all criminal penalties for the pos- session of small to moderate quantities of marijuana . As I said , this has already taken place in 11 states . ( But , as I also ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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