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Remedicalizing cannabis : science, industry, and drug policy / Suzanne Taylor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, Suzanne, 1909-2004, author.
- Series:
- Intoxicating Histories
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cannabis--Government policy--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Cannabis.
- Cannabis--Government policy--Great Britain--History--21st century.
- Cannabis--Therapeutic use--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Cannabis--Therapeutic use--Great Britain--History--21st century.
- Marijuana industry--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Marijuana industry.
- Marijuana industry--Great Britain--History--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- Remedicalizing Cannabis discovers the historical ins and outs of cannabis as a botanical product with medical applications. Addressing questions about patient access, the effectiveness of international drug control systems, and the role of expert advice, it reveals how we have arrived at the current classification of cannabis as a medical product.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Understanding Cannabis: Pharmacology, Laboratory Research, and Drug Control, 1964–82
- Cannabis in the Clinic: Clinical Pharmacology and the Therapeutic Applications of Cannabis, 1973–82
- Evidence-Based Policy? The Development of Expert Committees, 1972–82
- Industrializing Cannabis: The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Remedicalization of Cannabis, 1973–2001
- Forces of Necessity: Lay Advocacy and the Remedicalization of Cannabis, 1973–2001
- Establishing Therapeutic Cannabis: The Role of Expert Advice, 1997–2001
- From Anecdotal to Evidence-Based Medicine: The Role of Clinical Trials, 1995–2005
- Accessing Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products, 2009–21
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780228013501
- 022801350X
- 9780228013495
- 0228013496
- OCLC:
- 1330713484
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