Part one. An overview of Cannabis, Introduction to part one. 1. The subjective effects of Cannabis / Matthew G. Kirpatrick and Carl L. Hart --
2. Early/ancient history / Chris Bennett --
3. Recent history / David Malmo-Levine --
4. The botany of Cannabis / Lyle E. Craker and Zoe Gardner --
5. Cannabis grow revolution / Danny Danko --
6. The Endocannainoid system / Gregory L. Gerdeman and Jason B. Schechter --
7. Anadamide and more / Raphael Mechoulam and Lumir Hanus --
8. Cannabis laws in the United States / Allen St. Pierre --
9. On ending prohibition / Ethan Nadelmann. Part two. Risks of use and harm reduction. Introduction to part two. 10. Medical risks and toxicology / William Holubek --
11. Pulmonary harm and vaporizers / Mitch Earleywine --
12. Cannabis and cognition / Caroline B. Marvin and Carl L. Hart --
13. Mental health risks associated with Cannabis use / Cheryl Corcoran --
14. How real is the risk of addiction? / Ryan Vandrey and Margaret Haney --
15. Driving under the influence / Paul Armentano --
16. Arrest statistics and racism / Harry G. Levine --
17. Getting busted is not so funny: an interview with Tommy Chong / Julie Holland --
18. Collateral consequences of Cannabis convictions / Richard Glen Boire --
19. Harm reduction psychotherapy / Andrew Tatarsky. Part three: The clinical use of cannabis, introduction to part three. 20. The clinical applications of medical Marijuana: an interview with Andrew Weil / Julie Holland --
21. Medical Marijuana research: an interview with Donald Abrams / Julie Holland --
22. MAPS and the federal obstruction of medical Marijuana research / Rick Doblin --
23. The government's pot farm: an interview with Mahmoud A. ElSohly / Julie Holland --
24. Cannabinoids and psychiatry / Julie Holland --
25. Cannabinoids and neuroprotection / Sunil K. Aggarwal and Gregory T. Carter --
26. Cannabis and HIV/AIDS / Mark A. Ware and Lynne Belle-Isle --
27. Multiple Sclerosis and spasticity / Denis J. Petro --
28. Pain management / Mark S. Wallace and Ben Platt --
29. Sativex / William Notcutt. Part four: Cannabis culture, introduction to part four. 30. What to tell the children / Marsha Rosenbaum --
31. Pot, parenting and outing myself / Neal Pollack --
32. Cannabis: stealth goddess / Doug Rushkoff --
33. Gardener's rights, forgetting, and co-evolution: an interview with Michael Pollan / Julie Holland --
34. Cannabis, business, and philanthropy: an interview with Peter Lewis / Julie Holland --
35. Thots on pot / Jeremy Wolff. Part five: Steps in the right direction, introduction too part five. 36. Patients out of time: an interview with Al Byrne and Mary Lynn Mathre / Julie Holland --
37. Prescribing Cannabis in California / Jeffrey Hergenrather --
38. Canadian compassion clubs / N. Rielle Capler --
39. Dutch drug policy / Mario Lap --
40. A cost-benefit analysis of legalizing Marijuana / Jeffrey Miron --
41. The Marijuana policy project / Bruce Mirken --
42. The ACLU and Cannabis drug policy: an interview with Graham Boyd / Julie Holland