The pot book: a complete guide to cannabis : its role in medicine, politics, science, and culture

Part 1:Overview of cannabis. Subjective effects of cannabis / Matthew G. Kirkpatrick and Carl L. Hart, Ph.D.

Early/ancient history / Chris Bennett

Recent history / David Malmo-Levine

Botany of cannabis / Lyle E. Craker, Ph.D., and Zoe Gardner

Cannabis grow revolution / Danny Danko

Endocannabinoid system / Gregory L. Gerdeman Ph.D., and Jason B. Schechter, Ph.D.

Anandamie and more / Raphael Mechoulam, Ph.D., and Lumir Hanus

Cannabis laws in the United States / Allen St. Pierre

On ending prohibition / Ethan Nadelmann, J.D. Ph.D.

Part 2: Risks of use and harm reduction. Medical risks and toxicology / William Holubek, M.D.

Pulmonary harm and vaporizers / Mitch Earleywine, Ph.D.

Cannabis and cognition / Caroline B. Marvin and Carl L. Hart, Ph.D.

Mental health risks associated with cannabis use / Cheryl Corcoran, M.D.

How real is the risk of addiction? / Ryan Vandrey, Ph.D. and Margaret Haney, Ph.D.

Driving under the influence / Paul Armentano

Arrest statistics and racism / Harry G. Levine, Ph.D.

Getting busted is not so funny: an interview with Tommy Chong / Julie Holland, M.D.

Collateral consequences of cannabis convictions / Richard Glen Boire. J.D.

Harm reduction psychotherapy / Andrew Tatarsky , Ph.D.

Part 3: Clinical use of cannabis. Clinical applications of medical marijuana: an interview with Andrew Weil, M.D. / Julie Holland, M.D.

Medical marijuana research: an interview with Donald Abrams, M.D. / Julie Holland, M.D.

MAPS and the federal obstruction of medical marijuana research / Rick Doblin, Ph.D.

Government's pot farm: an interview with Mahmoud A. ElSohly, Ph.D. / Julie Holland, M.D.

Cannabinoids and psychiatry / Julie Holland, M.D.

Cannabinoids and neuroprotection / Sunil K. Aggarwal, M.D., Ph.D. and Gregory T. Carter, M.D.

Cannabis and HIV/AIDS / Mark A. Ware, M.D., and Lynne Belle-Isle

Multiple sclerosis and spasticity / Denis J. Petro, M.D.

Pain management / Mark S. Wallace, M.D. and Ben Platt, M.D.

Sativex / William Notcutt. M.D., F.R.C.A., F.F.P.M.R.C.A.

Part 4: Cannabis culture. What to tell the children / Marsha Rosenbaum, Ph.D.

Pot, parenting, and outing myself / Neal Pollack

Cannabis: stealth goddess / Doug Rushkoff

Gardener's rights, forgetting, and co-evolution: an interview with Michael Pollan / Julie Holland, M.D.

Cannabis, business, and philanthropy: an interview with Peter Lewis / Julie Holland, M.D.

Thots on pot / Jeremy Wolf

Part 5: steps in the right direction. Patients out of time; an interview with Al Byrne, L.CDR. (retired), and Mary Lynn Mathre, R.N., C.A.R.N. / Julie Holland, M.D.

Prescribing cannabis in California / Jeffrey Hergenrather, M.D.

Canadian compassion clubs / N. Rielle Capler, M.H.A.

Dutch drug policy / Mario Lap

Cost-benefit analysis of legalizing marijuana / Jeffrey Miron, Ph.D.

Marijuana policy project / Bruce Mirken

ACLU and cannabis drug policy: an interview with Graham Boyd, J.D. /Julie Holland, M.D.