Marijuana and medicine : assessing the science base /
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academy Press,
[1999]
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Table of Contents:
- Executive summary
- Ch. 1. Introduction
- How this study was conducted
- Marijuana today
- Marijuana and medicine
- Who uses medical marijuana?
- Cannabis and the cannabinoids
- Organization of the report
- Ch. 2. Cannabinoids and animal physiology
- Introduction
- Cannabinoid receptors
- The endogenous cannabinoid system
- Sites of action
- Cannabinoid receptors and brain functions
- Chronic effects of THC
- Cannabinoids and the immune system
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Ch. 3. First, do no harm: consequences of marijuana use and abuse
- The marijuana "high"
- Drug dynamics
- Marijuana use and dependence
- Link between medical use and drug abuse
- Psychological harms
- Physiological harms: tissue and organ damage
- Summary and conclusions
- Ch. 4. The medical value of marijuana and related substances
- Standards for evaluating clinical trials
- Analgesia
- Nausea and vomiting
- Wasting syndrome and appetite stimulation
- Neurological disorders
- Glaucoma
- Summary
- Other reports on marijuana as medicine
- Ch. 5. Development of cannabinoid drugs
- Federal drug development policy
- Development and marketing of Marinol
- Market outlook for cannabinoids
- Regulation of and market outlook for marijuana
- Conclusions
- Appendixes
- A. Individuals and organizations that spoke or wrote to the Institute of Medicine about marijuana and medicine
- B. Workshop agendas
- C. Scheduling definitions
- D. Statement of task
- E. Recommendations made in recent reports on the medical use of marijuana
- F. Rescheduling criteria.