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Author Backes, Michael, author.

Title Cannabis pharmacy : the practical guide to medicinal marijuana / Michael Backes ; foreword by Andrew Weil, M.D.

Publication Info. New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, [2014]
©2014

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  615.7827 BACKES    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  615.7827 BACKES    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  616.7827 BACKES    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  615.7827 BAC    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  615. 7827 BAC    Lost and Paid
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  615.7827 BACKES    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  615.7827 BACKES    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  615.7 BAC    DUE 12-05-19 Billed
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  615.323 BACKES    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  615.7827 BAC    Check Shelf

Description 272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Note "Evidence-based information on using cannabis for ailments and conditions, plus a comprehensive guide to the most popular varieties"--Front cover.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-265) and index.
Summary "In Cannabis Pharmacy, expert Michael Backes presents a comprehensive resource for understanding and using medical marijuana. In this essential guide, Backes provides information on how cannabis works with the body's own system, how best to prepare and administer it, and how to modify and control dosage. He explores 27 of the most popular cannabis varieties and the conditions for which patients have reported effectiveness. He also outlines 29 ailments and illnesses for which doctors commonly recommend medical marijuana, including chronic pain, chemotherapy-induced nausea, migraine, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, fibromyalgia, and Parkinson's disease."--Back cover.
Contents pt. 1. Cannabis as a medicine -- Historical context -- The cannabis plant -- How medical cannabis does and doesn't work -- How cannabis works within the body -- Adverse effects of medical cannabis -- The endocannabinoid system -- Phytocannabinoids and terpenoids : the principal active ingredients of medicinal cannabis -- Genotypes, phenotypes, and chemotypes of medical cannabis -- pt. 2. Using medical cannabis -- Metabolizing medical cannabis -- Dosage -- Storing cannabis -- Cannabis contaminants, pathogens, pesticides, and adulterants -- Forms of cannabis -- Delivery and dosing -- Using medicinal cannabis in the workplace -- pt. 3. Varieties of medical cannabis -- What makes a cannabis variety and why it's important -- Afghan -- AK-47 -- Blueberry -- Blue Dream -- Bubba Kush -- Chem '91/Chemdawg -- Cherry Cough -- G13 -- Grand Daddy Purple -- Harlequin -- Haze -- Hindu Kush -- Jack Herer -- LA Confidential -- Malawi Gold -- Neville's Haze -- Northern Lights #5 X Haze -- OG Kush -- Pincher Creek -- Purple Urkle -- S.A.G.E. -- Sensi Star -- Skunk #1 -- Sour Diesel -- Strawberry Cough -- Trainwreck -- White Widow -- pt. 4. Medical uses of cannabis -- Alzheimer's Disease -- Anxiety disorders -- Arthritis -- Asthma -- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- Autism Spectrum disorders -- Autoimmune disorders -- Cachexia and appetite disorders -- Cancer -- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- Diabetes -- Fibromyalgia -- Gastrointestinal disorders -- Gerontology -- Glaucoma -- Hepatitis C -- HIV/AIDS -- Insomnia and sleep disorders -- Migraine and headache -- Multiple Sclerosis and movement disorders -- Nausea and vomiting -- Neuropathy -- Pain -- Parkinson's Disease -- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder -- Schizophrenia -- Seizure disorders -- Skin conditions -- Stress -- Cannabis and adolescence -- Cannabis and children -- Cannabis and pregnancy -- Cannabis and preventive medicine -- Cannabis and women's health -- Cannabis dependence and withdrawal -- Glossary.
Subject Cannabis -- Therapeutic use -- Popular works.
Marijuana -- Therapeutic use -- Popular works.
Cannabis.
Medical Marijuana -- therapeutic use.
ISBN 9781579129514 (paperback)
157912951X (paperback)
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