Remedicalizing Cannabis: Science, Industry, and Drug Policy 9780228013495
A contemporary history of the remedicalization of cannabis and the shifting boundaries between licit and illicit drugs.
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Table of contents :
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REMEDICALIZING CANNABIS
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction
1 Understanding Cannabis: Pharmacology, Laboratory Research, and Drug Control, 1964–82
2 Cannabis in the Clinic: Clinical Pharmacology and the Therapeutic Applications of Cannabis, 1973–82
3 Evidence-Based Policy? The Development of Expert Committees, 1972–82
4 Industrializing Cannabis: The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Remedicalization of Cannabis, 1973–2001
5 Forces of Necessity: Lay Advocacy and the Remedicalization of Cannabis, 1973–2001
6 Establishing Therapeutic Cannabis: The Role of Expert Advice, 1997–2001
7 From Anecdotal to Evidence-Based Medicine: The Role of Clinical Trials, 1995–2005
8 Accessing Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products (CBMPS), 2009–21
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
