Chapter 2 The Medical Effects of Marijuana and the Science Behind It Why does marijuana make you feel better? Marijuana contains hundreds of natural chemical compounds, many of which possess psychoactive and therapeutic properties that ...
Author: Mickey Martin
Publisher: Ed Rosenthal
ISBN: 9781936807154
Category: Social Science
Page: 128
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All of our lives we have heard marijuana is bad for us, the first step to drug addiction and life as a slacker, but it just isn't true! Over the last 75 years the Federal government has done its best to discredit a natural medicine that has been used around the world for centuries. In 2009, the American Medical Association officially endorsed the medical value of cannabis and 14 states have legalized medical use with more legislation pending. Medical Marijuana 101 is a concise, accurate, and up-to-date resource for anyone interested in the use of marijuana as a medicine. This can serve both as an introductory resource for those with little experience treating illness with marijuana and as a quick reference for the more experienced user.