MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2015010526
003 DLC
005 20151029083443.0
008 150513s2015 cau 000 0 eng
010 $a 2015010526
020 $a9781583949375 (paperback)
020 $z9781583949382 (ebook)
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050 00 $aQP801.C27$bD43 2015
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084 $aPOL029000$aHEA032000$aSOC057000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aDeAngelo, Steve.
245 14 $aThe cannabis manifesto :$ba new paradigm for wellness /$cSteve DeAngelo.
264 1 $aBerkeley, California :$bNorth Atlantic Books,$c[2015]
300 $axxiv, 205 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Written by the founder and CEO of the world's largest medical cannabis dispensary, The Cannabis Manifesto delivers a clear, concise history of cannabis as a medicine, details the unintended consequences of prohibition, and considers its future as a regulated consumer product. Steve DeAngelo draws on his experience serving the sick as the head of the controversial Harborside Health Center and a colorful lifetime of working for social justice to present a compelling call for the legalization of this most controversial of plants. His provocative argument that there is no such thing as recreational cannabis challenges readers to rethink everything they thought they knew about marijuana--and teaches them how to use it responsibly. The Cannabis Manifesto answers essential questions about the plant, employing extensive research to fuel a thoughtful discussion around cannabis science and law while at the same time taking readers on a magical tour of a little-known world. DeAngelo explains how cannabis prohibition has warped our most precious institutions--from the family, to the workplace, to the doctor's office and the courtroom. His vivid narrative provides a lively, behind-the-scenes look at Harborside's showdown with the federal government and details the life of a hippie who missed the sixties. In calling for a realistic national policy on a substance that has been used by half of all Americans, this essential primer will forever change the way the world thinks about cannabis, its benefits, and the laws governing its use"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"Political Science--Social Policy; Health and Fitness--Alternative Therapies; Social Science--Disease and Health Issues"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aCannabis$xHealth aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aCannabis$xSocial aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aCannabis$xTherapeutic use.
650 0 $aMedical policy$zUnited States.
650 0 $aDrug control$zUnited States.
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHEALTH & FITNESS / Alternative Therapies.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$u9781583949375.jpg