I really enjoyed the first two stories in this collection, but wasnt such a fan of the third. The truth about the drugs youre taking, the sleep youre missing, the sex youre not having, and whats really making you crazy and weekends at bellevue. I knew the book was a winner as soon as i held it and felt the good vibrations. Best of all, if after reading an e book, you buy a paper version of the pot book. Some brain areas have many cannabinoid receptors, but other areas of the brain have few or none at all. A former buddhist monk, he holds a phd in clinical psychology. Aug 20, 2019 the active ingredient in marijuana, delta9 tetrahydrocannabinol or thc, acts on cannabinoid receptors on nerve cells and influences the activity of those cells. It takes a candid look at all things cannabis from all angles. Maybe they could even come right out and announce with a big smile that if youre going to enjoy ecstasy, do so in moderation and drink lots of water and test the stuff first to make sure its not.
Pot book explores history and science of marijuana. In either case this book is for you, if you want to be enlightened. Instant pot recipes that the whole family will love. Mdma is known by a variety of names, such as ecstasy, molly, xtc, x, disco biscuits, happy pill, hug drug, and vitamin x. Two new entries in the sunscreen paperback series address drugs and depression. The pot book hippocrates health centre of australia. Exploring the role of cannabis in medicine, politics, history, and society, the pot book offers a compendium of the most uptodate information and scientific research on marijuana from leading experts, including lester grinspoon, m. There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. A must, throughout this text, pages from this book will be mentioned.
This book is a virtual travelogue of the pitfalls of teenage life, including but not limited to drug use ecstasy, marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, underage sex, date rape, and teenage pregnancy. A complete guide to cannabis, its role in medicine, politics, science, and culture is a collection of articles, essays and. The complete guide and the author of the bestselling weekends at bellevue, she lives in. Pot book explores history and science of marijuana next month, voters in four states will consider whether to change laws regulating marijuana use. You wrote youve written a book on mdma, on ecstasy, which i know you studied extensively. With marijuana legislation making headlines almost daily, the pot books timing is impeccable. Well, you know, the book that i edited on mdma and the book that im editing on pot on cannabis is really similar reasons. The psychedelic press, uk, december 2010 candid, timely and comprehensive, the pot book offers the necessary facts and authoritative opinions and is endorsed out the wazoo.
Jul 23, 2008 mia is initially shy and reserved, envying her friends looks and demeanour, but her confidence blossoms, in no small part due to the drug ecstasy. Both mdma and pot may be viewed as social drugs, so they are often available together at parties, raves, or clubs. The pot book is an exposition of this complexity and as a collection it manages to shine through the mess and give cannabis a voice once more. An overall great read for anyone interested in cannabis and its role in medicine, politics, science and culture. Editorbuy nowwhere theres a will, theres wicked fundrowning in bad luck, cari doesnt know where to turn when the unexpected happens. However, cannabis is deemed a prescription medication in nearly a third of the united states, where it is recommended for the treatment of nausea, pain, diminished appetite, muscle spasms, insomnia. Francoise jaud combining the diary of a girl tempted by drugs and sections of factual information, this is a frank look at the most prevalent drugs and the social situations in which young people might be invited. The pot book is now the best single source for information and insights on marijuana. A comprehensive look at the risks and benefits of mdma.
What makes the pot book truly significant is the depth of its coverage and the breadth of its fifty contributors. Oct 25, 2015 does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. Filled with the laughter of the wise, alive with compassion, after the ecstasy, the laundry is a gift to anyone who is seeking peace, wholeness, and inner happiness. Effects, addiction, abuse and treatment rehab spot. What happens if you take marijuana and ecstasy in one night.
Bright stars mdma synthesis for the first time chemist. Pot book explores history and science of marijuana maps. The complete guidea comprehensive look at the risks and benefits of mdma, and the pot book. Use of the drug ecstasy, once confined to the teen rave scene and college campuses, is exploding across america, from high schools to upscale clubs. As legalization becomes a reality, this book candidly offers necessary facts and authoritative opinions in a society filled with marijuana myths, misconceptions, and stereotypes.
The complete guide takes the first unbiased look at the risks and the benefits of this unique drug, including the science of how it works. For some, marijuana may enhance the pleasure, relaxation, and psychedelic effects of ecstasy. The book e for ecstasy is now only available in german and italian, having been superceded by ecstasy and the dance culture and ecstasy, dance, trance and transformation. Julie holland presents the current science and makes a compelling case for the need for further research, unencumbered by antidrug hysteria, as. This book takes the form of a series of interviews with researchers who have experience with lsd, mushrooms, and other psychedelics. Julie holland presents the current science and makes a compelling case for the need for further research, unencumbered by antidrug hysteria, as well. The effects of mixing marijuana and ecstasy river oaks. It had me hooked from the outset and is highly recommended. This fabulous book has humor, a hot genie, and unexpected happenings wrapped up in the pages of this steamy read. The book is an excellent source material for the activist. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive. Julie holland born december, 1965 is an american psychopharmacologist, psychiatrist, and author. Psychiatrist julie holland gathers academias leading experts and industry insiders to dispel misinformation and shed light on the illconceived. Another danger to ecstasy is that it interferes with the bodys ability to break it down.
Oct 15, 2010 pot book explores history and science of marijuana next month, voters in four states will consider whether to change laws regulating marijuana use. Nov 18, 2010 originally published in 2010 the pot book. Jaud, francoise and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The pot book explores the role of cannabis in medicine, politics, history, and society, offering a compendium of the most uptodate information and scientific. The pot book is a notforprofit project, with all proceeds from book sales funding research. His books include a path with heart, buddhas little instruction book, and after the ecstasy. A complete guide to the risks and benefits of cannabis. Sep 23, 2010 the pot book is now the best single source for information and insights on marijuana. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. A complete guide to cannabis, its role in medicine, politics, science, and culture is a collection of articles, essays and interviews edited by julie holland. A person who takes ecstasy or molly may use marijuana to reduce the negative comedown effects. The pot book a complete guide to cannabis its role in medicine, politics, science, and culture edited by julie holland, m. The real deal on alcohol, pot, ecstasy, and more sunscreen 9780810949317 by mezinski, pierre.
And, while the costs of the governments war on marijuana run into. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. The negative health effects of marijuana verywell mind. Holland, who spent a decade as an er psychiatrist at bellevue hospital in new york city, is also the author of the ecstasy book, the standard work on mdma and its. After three years of putting this book together, im convinced that cannabis can be. The fact that mdma ecstasy markedly impairs information processing emphasizes the potential dangers of performing complex or even skilled activities, such as driving a car, while under the influence of this drug ecstasy effects.
Covers marijuanas physiological and psychological effects, its medicinal uses, the complex politics of cannabis law, pot and parenting, its role in creativity, business, and spirituality, and much more exploring the role of cannabis in medicine, politics, history, and society, the pot book. The real deal on alcohol, pot, ecstasy, and more by pierre mezinski with melissa daly and francoise tau. Written by the worlds leading experts on mdma, ecstasy. It is classified by the united states drug enforcement administration as a schedule i drug, indicating that the drug has a high potential for addiction and is also potentially dangerous. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive.
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