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Benson, Jodyanne Fox, Steve Gogek, Ed (Edward Burton) Schlosser, Eric. Sherman, AlizaSummary: Presents essays reflecting the different perspectives on the legalization of marijuana in the United States, discussing its health benefits and hazards, the effect of marijuana decriminalization, and the politics behind the war on drugs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 345 CRISummary: Silas and Jamal are buddies who enjoy smoking voluminous amounts of marijuana. They end up in the possession of some magical weed that enhances their brainpower during college entrance exams, thus enabling them to enter that esteemed institution of learning, Harvard University. Once firmly ensconced in the halls of academia, however, the pals run out of their supernatural supply and are forced...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2002
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HOWGogek, Ed (Edward Burton)
Summary: Marijuana subtly damages the teenage brain, causing lifelong problems. Yet four million teens in Canada and the United States use the drug, a half million of them daily. For those who have heard only the pro-legalization side, this book presents the case against marijuana on an equal footing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chiron Publications 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 345 GOGSummary: "Leading experts on the science, history, politics, medicine, and potential of America's most popular recreational drug"--Provided by publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Park Street Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615 POTBenson, Jodyanne
Summary: "With the legalization of marijuana in many states making headlines today, many parents and teachers are trying to find ways to discuss the harmful effects of this drug with children and teenagers. It's important for young people to understand the risks associated with marijuana. This book breaks down the history and use of the drug with information about the problems surrounding it....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Health Danger BensonFox, Steve
Summary: "In 2012, voters in Colorado shocked the nation's political establishment by making the use of marijuana legal for anyone in the state twenty-one years of age or older. In the wake of that unprecedented victory, nationally recognized marijuana-policy experts Steve Fox, Paul Armentano, and Mason Tvert revisit the 'Marijuana Is Safer' message that contributed to the campaign's success-as the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. 2013
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Summary: Reports on America's "shadow" economy of illegal drugs, pornography, and illegal migrant workers, arguing that these underground industries continue to grow with government intervention.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330 SCHSummary: Marijuana has the distinction of being the most widely used illicit drug in the United States. This video traces the history of marijuana and goes on to explain some of the many uses of the hemp plant; the effects of THC—the primary psychoactive chemical in marijuana, sinsemilla, hashish, and hash oil—on the body; the short- and long-term health implications of marijuana abuse; and teenage...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Nuns, guns, and cannabis. Meet Sister Kate, former high-flying corporate executive, reborn rebel and founder of Sisters of the Valley, California's fastest growing marijuana farm, providing medical cannabis to those in need. This is her journey to becoming a voice for the unheard, and possibly the most feared nun in the world.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BRESherman, Aliza
Summary: "A safe, comprehensive, and easy-to-use guide to using cannabis--including CBD and THC--to ease chronic and acute health issues such as pain, insomnia, inflammation, depression, anxiety, grief, stress, and more, from the founder of a global cannabis wellness network and an osteopathic physician. With legalization of recreational cannabis in 10 states and medical marijuana in 33 states, interest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2019