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- catalog abstract ""To some it's the holy herb, the healer of the nations, the potential saviour of the planet, banned because of a conspiracy involving J. Edgar Hoover's FBI, the petrochemical industry and the yellow press. Others still see it as the deceptive weed that undermined Arab civilisation. For millions of others in the west it's no longer even controversial: legalised for many patients under American state laws, tolerated in Holland, openly planted in hundreds of acres of the Swiss Alps." "But what do we really know about cannabis? Why does it make people stoned? Does it kill off brain cells? Why do different kinds of weed have different effects? Is it addictive? Is the talk about medical applications genuine, or just a scam to get it legalised? Patrick Matthews returns to the Rizla-strewn world he knew before becoming an award-winning wine writer and finds that researchers have unravelled the complexities of this plant, uncovering in the process much of the chemistry of our minds and emotions. And, as well as scientists, he meets a rich mixture of characters - the connoisseurs, criminals and cultivators, both here and in the Third World, who together make up our new Cannabis Culture."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b11415602.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""To some it's the holy herb, the healer of the nations, the potential saviour of the planet, banned because of a conspiracy involving J. Edgar Hoover's FBI, the petrochemical industry and the yellow press. Others still see it as the deceptive weed that undermined Arab civilisation. For millions of others in the west it's no longer even controversial: legalised for many patients under American state laws, tolerated in Holland, openly planted in hundreds of acres of the Swiss Alps." "But what do we really know about cannabis? Why does it make people stoned? Does it kill off brain cells? Why do different kinds of weed have different effects? Is it addictive? Is the talk about medical applications genuine, or just a scam to get it legalised? Patrick Matthews returns to the Rizla-strewn world he knew before becoming an award-winning wine writer and finds that researchers have unravelled the complexities of this plant, uncovering in the process much of the chemistry of our minds and emotions. And, as well as scientists, he meets a rich mixture of characters - the connoisseurs, criminals and cultivators, both here and in the Third World, who together make up our new Cannabis Culture."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "1. Wine of Haydar -- 2. Mugglesborough -- 3. 'Medi-Pot' -- 4. The Hard Science -- 5. Arouser of Thought -- 6. Objects Tilt to the Left -- 7. The Religion of Hemp -- 8. Strains and Stresses -- 9. Cup Fever -- 10. Pot of Gold -- 11. Conspiracies -- 12. Luck of the Draw".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-237) and index.".
- catalog extent "244 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0747542813".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Bloomsbury,".
- catalog subject "2001 C-046".
- catalog subject "615.7827 21".
- catalog subject "Cannabis Personal Narratives.".
- catalog subject "Cannabis.".
- catalog subject "Drug and Narcotic Control Personal Narratives.".
- catalog subject "HV 5822.M3 M441c 1999".
- catalog subject "HV5822.C3 M37 1999".
- catalog subject "Life Style Personal Narratives.".
- catalog subject "Marijuana Smoking Personal Narratives.".
- catalog subject "Marijuana abuse.".
- catalog subject "Marijuana industry.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Wine of Haydar -- 2. Mugglesborough -- 3. 'Medi-Pot' -- 4. The Hard Science -- 5. Arouser of Thought -- 6. Objects Tilt to the Left -- 7. The Religion of Hemp -- 8. Strains and Stresses -- 9. Cup Fever -- 10. Pot of Gold -- 11. Conspiracies -- 12. Luck of the Draw".
- catalog title "Cannabis culture : a journey through disputed territory / Patrick Matthews.".
- catalog type "text".