Understanding Medical Cannabis

Critical Issues and Perspectives for Human Service Professionals
Herausgeber: Levine, Joanne

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This accessible text provides trainee human service providers and those currently working in the field with a comprehensive, cutting-edge overview of topics related to the medical and therapeutic use of cannabis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9780367361013
• ISBN-10: 0367361019
• Artikelnr.: 60598699

Autorenporträt

Joanne Levine DSW, MSW, MPH, is an associate professor and associate department chair, School of Health and Human Services, SUNY Empire State College. She developed and co-teaches the first multidisciplinary course in SUNY on medical cannabis.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. 1. Cannabis Ethnomedicine Stephen Dahmer and Michael Balick 2.
History and Cultural Content of Cannabis in the United States Kim Hewitt,
PhD 3. Clash of Laws: How States are Legalizing Marijuana in the Shadow of
a Federal Prohibition Heather Trela 4. The Business of Cannabis Paul
Seaborn Part II. 5. The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) Gary Starr and Stephen
Dahmer 6. Medical Cannabis for Children and Adolescents Bonni S. Goldstein
7. Current and Future Uses of Medical Cannabis for Adults Sherry Yafai 8.
Medical Cannabis and Palliative Care in the Elderly with Acute and Chronic
Illnesses Lynn McNall and Kimberly Balko 9. Risk and Protective Factors for
Cannabis Abuse Cathleen Lewandowski Part III. 10. Lessons from Realm of
Caring Foundation: Case Studies, Research, and Practical Knowledge Heather
Jackson and Courtney Collins