marijuana

When medical marijuana was legalized in Colorado in 2009 it set off a tsunami activity that was viewed by opposing camps as either Nirvana or the Apocalypse. The author traveled from California's famed Humbolt County to the first-annual Medical Marijuana Education Expo to Oklahoma (where a man was sentenced to 93 years for growing marijuana to treat chronic arthritis), and along the way unearthed ignorance about pot's centuries-old therapeutic value.

Introduces marijuana--what it is, how it has been used, its effects on the body, and the debate over legalization.

"Medical Marijuana: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--Provided by publisher.

Compares the effects of marijuana use against the effects of marijuana laws, examining the issue from constitutional, criminal, economic, health, industrial, medical, national security, and sociological perspectives, and arguing that the drug should be legalized.

Recounts the age-old debate of whether drug usage should be legalized or not.

Examines the ways marijuana has been produced and used, and discusses the harmful effects of the drug on the mind and body.

Contains twelve essays in which the authors present a wide range of viewpoints on the issue of marijuana use; and includes a bibliography and an annotated list of relevant organizations.