Understanding Marijuana: A New Look at the Scientific Evidence

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Mitch Earleywine (Associate Professor of Clinical Science and Director of Clinical Training in Psychology, University of Southern California)

Understanding Marijuana

A New Look at the Scientific Evidence

Mitch Earleywine (Associate Professor of Clinical Science and Director of Clinical Training in Psychology, University of Southern California)

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Oxford University Press Inc
25 April 2005

Drug & substance abuse: social aspects; Social, group or collective psychology; Occupational & industrial psychology; Drug-induced states; Pharmacology

Marijuana is the world's most popular illicit drug yet remains largely misunderstood by both its advocates and its detractors. This important new book examines the biological, psychological, and societal impact of this controversial substance. Earleywine separates science from opinion to show how marijuana defies easy dichotomies. This book is the definitive primer on marijuana.

By: Mitch Earleywine (Associate Professor of Clinical Science and Director of Clinical Training in Psychology University of Southern California)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 492g
ISBN: 9780195182958
ISBN 10: 0195182952
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 25 April 2005
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mitch Earleywine, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Clinical Science and Director of Clinical Training in Psychology at the University of Southern California. He has received nine teaching awards for his courses on drugs and human behavior and is a leading researcher in psychology and addictions. He is Associate Editor of The Behavior Therapist.

Reviews for Understanding Marijuana: A New Look at the Scientific Evidence

Earleywine ... has contributed a well-balanced, up-to-date, and scholarly overview of this controversial and illegal controlled substance ... and the scientific evidence of its biological, psychological, and societal impacts. ... Earleywine's highly readable book clears up some common marijuana myths and helps readers to better evaluate and understand the current cannabis debate. This volume will be a welcome addition to college and university libraries. -Choice a valuable and instructive resource for anyone interested in cannabis and/or the reform of marijuana laws. The book achieves its objective of providing a balanced and definitive primer on the most widely used illicit substance in the United States...[and] convincingly debunks many widely held myths. -Jon Gettman, High Times a well-balanced, up-to-date, non-specialist book that should appeal to a wide audience. -Nature