Dying to Get High: Marijuana as Medicine

by Wendy Chapkis, Richard Webb, Richard J. Webb

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An inside look at how patients living with terminal illness created one of the country's first medical marijuana collectives

Marijuana as medicine has been a politically charged topic in this country for more than three decades. Despite overwhelming public support and growing scientific evidence of its therapeutic effects (relief of the nausea caused by chemotherapy for cancer and AIDS, control over seizures or spasticity caused by...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0814716679

ISBN13:9780814716670

Release Date:August 2008

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Alternative Medicine Basic Sciences Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting History Medical Medical Books Medicine & Health Sciences Pharmacology Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Policy Social Science Social Sciences Social Services & Welfare Sociology Special Topics

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