Cannabis (seeing through the smoke): The New Science of Cannabis and Your Health

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Readers will delight in the historical as well as the scientific focus brought to life by Grinspoon, whose roots and professional experience provide a unique and fascinating perspective. I found the whole book informative, up to date and its case for some form of legalisation of cannabis well argued.

Steeped in a deep pharmacological understanding of cannabis and aided by up-to-date analysis of scientific cannabis-related studies, Seeing through the Smoke amplifies a voice trusted by both sides of the ongoing debate about functional and responsible cannabis policies post-prohibition.Nevertheless, legal cannabidiol-containing oils, food and drinks are increasingly common on pharmacy and retail shelves ( see the approved list). In 16th-century Britain, not only was growing cannabis not banned, it was mandated — Henry VIII decreed that farmers grew it for the manufacture of hemp for the navy. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. But, he makes a convincing case for the almost complete failure of New Labour to take effective, progressive action on drugs. A 5,000-year-old Chinese document has described the plant as useful in treating more than 100 conditions.

The benefits have not, however, been as well detailed, so Professor Nutt and colleagues have established Project Twenty21, which is gathering data about the efficacy of cannabis-based medicines for numerous conditions. By purchasing the item from Charlies Chapters Ltd you agree that you are happy to receive a revised edition. Giving us a big chunk of medical data, recreational regulated markets and harm reductionist policies to draw experience from. He includes a number of illustrative real life stories, some of which would make you grind your teeth with frustration at the suffering that is not being prevented by this over-caution.Recommended reading for anyone working in the cannabis industry to develop your knowledge in this area. As a result, it's been estimated that over a million people in the UK are using illegal cannabis for medical purposes every day. And yet people are taking more drugs than at any other time in history and traffickers and drug pushers want this war to continue because they are making trillions of dollars.

We use essential, performance, functional and advertising cookies to give you a better web experience.Adults should also have the legal safe choices to enjoy their life and if they want to alter their consciousness in the same way people do with alcohol and caffeine etc they should be given the tools to do so safely. In Cannabis: Seeing Through the Smoke (Yellow Kite Books), David Nutt, Edmond J Safra chair in neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, analyses the risks and benefits of cannabis. The consequent lack of scientific studies into medical uses of the substance over recent decades is a huge and shameful loss to many suffering from pain and other conditions. In 2020/21, possession of cannabis was the main drug offence, accounting for 63 per cent of cases in England and Wales. So, if you want to save your time and learn all the important points from the book and more, I suggest you read this article.

The UK government has persisted with prohibition policies which have not reduced the consumption of cannabis. Then it looks at how cannabis, which for thousands of years with the medicine, suddenly became illegal. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

The medicinal and compassionate use arguments for rare diseases like rare seizure conditions will probably be the hardest to deny, but the overall view is one where enforcement has caused more harm than good and a regulated market would be a victory across the board, according to the information in this book.