{"product_id":"smoke-signals-a-social-history-of-marijuana-medical-recreational-and-scientific-9781439102619","title":"Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational and Scientific","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Hallelujah and glory be to \u003ci\u003eSmoke Signals\u003c\/i\u003e, Martin Lee's bodacious new book...Lee chronicles everything and everyone worth chronicling in the annals of marijuana\" (\u003ci\u003eHigh Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the great American pot story, a dramatic social exploration of a plant that sits at the nexus of political, legal, medical, and scientific discourse.\u003c\/b\u003e From its ancient origins, to its cutting-edge therapeutic benefits, to its role in a culture war that has never ceased, marijuana has evolved beyond its own illicit subculture into a dynamic, multibillion-dollar industry. Since 1996, when California voters approved Proposition 215, dozens of state and local governments across the country have circumvented federal authority to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. Mining the plant's rich botanical properties, medical researchers are now develop-ing promising marijuana-based treatments for cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's, diabetes, chronic pain, and many other conditions. Martin Lee, an award-winning investigative journalist, examines this complex landscape where legal ambiguity meets scientific breakthrough in a panoramic, character-driven saga.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin A. Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439102619","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714082574473,"sku":"9781439102619","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_fe569579-65a7-409e-ab5f-10618853b950.jpg?v=1719633903","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/smoke-signals-a-social-history-of-marijuana-medical-recreational-and-scientific-9781439102619","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}