Winner of the Donald W. Light Award for the Applied or Public Practice of Medical Sociology Medical marijuana laws have spread across the U.S. to all but a handful of states. Yet, eighty years of social stigma and federal prohibition creates dilemmas for patients who participate in state programs. The Medicalization of Marijuana takes the first comprehensive look at how patients negotiate incomplete medicalization and what their experiences reveal about our relationship with this controversial plant as it is incorporated into biomedicine. Is cannabis used similarly to other medicines? Drawing on interviews with midlife patients in Colorado, a state at the forefront of medical cannabis implementation, this book explores the practical decisions individuals confront about medical use, including whether cannabis will work for them; the risks of registering in a state program; and how to handle questions of supply, dosage, and routines of use. Individual stories capture how patients redefine and reclaim cannabis use as legitimate—individually and collectively—and grapple with an inherently political identity. These experiences help illustrate how stigma, prejudice, and social change operate. By positioning cannabis use within sociological models of medical behavior, Newhart and Dolphin provide a wide-reaching, theoretically informed analysis of the issue that expands established concepts and provides new insight on medical cannabis and how state programs work.
A 2003 study found that 37.4 percent of young people have used illicit drugs. All drugs, illegal or legal, can have harmful consequences if they are abused. As abusers' lives become consumed by drugs, they are likely to fail in school or at work, tear apart their families, or commit crimes to support their habits. Even legal drugs such as nicotine can lead to severe health problems or death. From illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy-to easily obtainable and potentially harmful products such as alcohol, cigarettes, and inhalants-the Drugs series provides the reader with information about drug abuse. Real-life case histories are included. Book jacket.
You want to enjoy your Thai food with cannabis in it? Looking to cook Spanish food with cannabis? Or you just prefer to stick with local dishes? You will find dozens of recipes for your preferences in this book. In this book, you will discover how to cook various delicious, mouthwatering cannabis recipes.In this cannabis cookbook, you will learn: -The rules and principles of cooking with cannabis (so you don't destroy the cannabinoids before the food is even ready).-How to make your Cannabis-infused oil at home. -How to make Cannabis-infused milk at home. -How to make Shake flour and Weed powder at home.-The amazing health benefits of cooking with cannabis.-How to store and / or freeze your cannabis recipes. -And the cherry on top, 75+ cannabis-infused recipes from all over the world. Who says cooking with cannabis has to be boring?In advance, we say Bon Appetite! And that's because you are about to have such a great time.
Aeroponics is a method of growing plants in an environment with no soil. The first gardens with no soil environments were developed in the 1920s. It became popular among scientists because having a plant's roots outside of the soil made studying root systems easier. It wasn't until the 1970s that indoor growing methods like hydroponics, aquaponics, and aeroponics left the laboratory for recreational and commercial growing.In an aeroponic growing growth system, plants are suspended in a closed or semi-closed environment. The plant's roots and lower stems dangle below a foam barrier and are sprayed with an atomized, nutrient-rich water solution. Cannabis cultivation is continuing to evolve. Hydroponic growing is a part of that. Aeroponics, technically, is a kind of hydroponic gardening. However, in this variant, the plants are actually suspended in the air. Water and nutrients are delivered via a continual mist of the roots.If it sounds a bit scientifically advanced, it is. This kind of growing was actually first "discovered" during the last half of the 20th century. Its original purpose was as a method to study plant root systems. These days, however, with indoor growing becoming a major industry, that is changing. Controlled grow environments are becoming an industry standard if not a requirement. In many places where cannabis is grown, water is also a highly expensive commodity. This form of growing uses the least possible water and nutrients necessary for a healthy plant. In an industry that is becoming more energy and water efficient by the moment, this in and of itself is noteworthy. If not worthy of adoption.
Curious to see if their patients' views reflected the wider public's, naturopathic medicine Doctors Laurie K. Mischley and Michelle Sexton surveyed cannabis users worldwide. At the end of the survey they asked "Is there anything else you think we should know?" Cannabis Use Survey is the collection of the first 1324 people with something to say.
Book 18 in the Michelle's Book Blog Series. As usual this book is hard hitting and no holds barred. In this book I talk about my dreams The Klu Klux Klan and more.
This book is my take on the Foota Hype UFO situation. Bunny Wailer's comment on Rita Marley and the $25 million pound injection into Jamaica to build a new prison there.
& I Thought it was Beneath Me is an inspiration to women from every walk of life how a change in mindset has the power to change your life. Join author Michelle Smith in her journey from woman to lady. Be inspired by the trials and tribulations that began the Skirts & Pumps movement. It's more than brand it's a lifestyle!
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