Table of Contents
Introduction 004
Chapter 1 The Culture Around Marijuana 006
First, a Little History 008
Not Just Medicine 010
A Worldwide Phenomenon 014
It All Began in Mexico 018
Unfair Stigma 020
An Ineffective War 022
A Few Holdouts 024
Federal vs. State 026
One Through Five 028
A Catch 22 030
Medicinal States 032
Why Marijuana? 048
Getting Carded 050
Recreational Marijuana States 052
How to Find a Dispensary 054
Marijuana vs. Big Business 056
Don't Get Testy 058
Keeping Kids Safe 060
Chapter 2 The Basics of Marijuana 062
What Gives Marijuana Its High? 064
Benefits of THC 066
Benefits of CBD 068
A Few Other Players 070
A Plant by Any Other Name 072
Does Species Matter? 074
Cultivating Cannabis 076
What Is Kief? 078
What Is Hash? 080
No Smoking? No Problem! 082
Oils, Waxes, and Concentrates 084
Balms 088
It Goes Where? 090
Chapter 3 The Benefits of Medicinal Marijuana 092
The Pain Process 094
Treating Pain 096
An Answer 098
Choosing a Remedy 100
Glaucoma 102
Arthritis 104
Cancer 106
Migraines 110
Anorexia 112
Depression, Anxiety, and Stress 114
Nausea 116
PTSD 118
Insomnia 120
Crohn's Disease 122
Multiple Sclerosis 124
ADHD 128
Epilepsy 132
PMS 136
Alzheimer's Disease 140
Parkinson's Disease 144
CTE 148
Hope for Autism? 150
Substance Abuse 152
Cats, Canines, and Cannabis 156
Chapter 4 Consuming Marijuana 158
Lighting Up 160
Stick That in Your Pipe 162
Bongs and Bubblers 166
Dabs 170
Vaporized 172
Feeling Hungry? 176
More Than Skin Deep 178
Green Medicine 180
Popular Medicinal Strains Index 182