Medical Marijuana

Medical Marijuana

Medical Marijuana

Medical Marijuana

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Overview

Medical marijuana is sweeping the nation. The taboo surrounding marijuana is being lifted, and the medical benefits of this plant are now outweighing the supposed dangers. With Medical Marijuana, learn of the breakthrough research that is changing how the nation is looking at and treating this once highly restricted substance. Not only that, you'll get to know several aspects of this plant, its history, and the various products and constituents that have the potential to help millions of people. Medical Marijuana is your guide to everything you need to know about this cultural and medicinal breakthrough.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781640305878
Publisher: Publications International, Ltd.
Publication date: 05/15/2019
Pages: 192
Sales rank: 1,076,567
Product dimensions: 7.10(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

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

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