Erowid Library/Bookstore : 'Marihuana Reconsidered'

Modern humans must learn how to relate to psychoactives
responsibly, treating them with respect and awareness,
working to minimize harms and maximize benefits, and
integrating use into a healthy, enjoyable, and productive life.

Marihuana Reconsidered

The most thorough evaluation of the benefits & dangers of cannabis

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Author(s) :

Lester Grinspoon

Pages :

474

Pub Date :

1971, 1977, 1994

Edition(s) at Erowid :

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Publisher :

Harvard University Press

ISBN :

0932551130

REVIEWS, EXCERPTS, & COMMENTS #

CSP Entheogen Chrestomathy Entry

BLURBS #

"Marihuana Reconsidered is a major contribution. The information that it provides should indeed help readers to maintain a considered and rational view of so important a topic."
-- New England Journal of Medicine

"Grinspoon has extracted, analyzed, and synthesized the most relevant literature to present the reader with a coherent, logical case... For the serious student who seeks original sources, a 42 page section of footnotes has been provided."
-- New York Times Book Review

"A superbly researched work which bids to become the definitive study to date on marihuana and its medical, psychological, social, personal, and legal significance in America."
-- Publishers Weekly

BACK COVER #

First published in 1971 and updated in 1977 was a Harvard University Press best seller much praised by reviewers. Noted psychiatrist Dr. Lester Grinspoon methodically reviews the scientific, medical, and popular literature on the effects of marihuana.

Today, as the issue of legalizing marihuana for medical use is being reconsidered, this book continues to offer what has been widerly acclaimed as the most comprehensive assessment of marihuana and its place in society.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S) / EDITOR(S) #

Lester Grinspoon, M.D. teaches at Harvard Medical School. He has published more than 140 articles and has written or edited eleven other books. He has been studying cannabis since 1967 and is considered one of the foremost authorities on marihuana.