{"product_id":"the-pot-book-a-complete-guide-to-cannabis-its-role-in-medicine-politics-science-and-culture-9781594773686","title":"The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis: Its Role in Medicine, Politics, Science, and Culture","description":"Leading experts on the science, history, politics, medicine, and potential of America's most popular recreational drug \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- With contributions by Andrew Weil, Michael Pollan, Lester Grinspoon, Allen St. Pierre (NORML), Tommy Chong, and others \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Covers marijuana's physiological and psychological effects, its medicinal uses, the complex politics of cannabis law, pot and parenting, its role in creativity, business, and spirituality, and much more \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring the role of cannabis in medicine, politics, history, and society, \u003ci\u003eThe Pot Book\u003c\/i\u003e offers a compendium of the most up-to-date information and scientific research on marijuana from leading experts, including Lester Grinspoon, M.D., Rick Doblin, Ph.D., Allen St. Pierre (NORML), and Raphael Mechoulam. Also included are interviews with Michael Pollan, Andrew Weil, M.D., and Tommy Chong as well as a pot dealer and a farmer who grows for the U.S. Government. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEncompassing the broad spectrum of marijuana knowledge from stoner customs to scientific research, this book investigates the top ten myths of marijuana; its physiological and psychological effects; its risks; why joints are better than water pipes and other harm-reduction tips for users; how humanity and cannabis have co-evolved for millennia; the brain's cannabis-based neurochemistry; the complex politics of cannabis law; its potential medicinal uses for cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, and other illnesses; its role in creativity, business, and spirituality; and the complicated world of pot and parenting. As legalization becomes a reality, this book candidly offers necessary facts and authoritative opinions in a society full of marijuana myths, misconceptions, and stereotypes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulie Holland, M.D., is a psychiatrist who specializes in psychopharmacology and a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine. An expert on street drugs and intoxication states, she was the attending psychiatrist in the Psych ER at Bellevue Hospital from 1996 to 2005 and regularly appears on the \u003ci\u003eToday Show\u003c\/i\u003e. The editor of \u003ci\u003eEcstasy: The Complete Guide\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eWeekends at Bellevue\u003c\/i\u003e, she lives in the Hudson Valley.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Park Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524929491218,"sku":"9781594773686","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_db65f3e5-4c0f-4919-91b5-16b5e3f5b9a8.jpg?v=1731196442","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pot-book-a-complete-guide-to-cannabis-its-role-in-medicine-politics-science-and-culture-9781594773686","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}