The Complete Illustrated Guide to Cannabis by Nick Brownlee Sanctuary Publishing, 2003. 176 pp. "Wonder drug or social menace? The perennial question may never be answered, as factions on both sides hold fast to their beliefs. Doctors and scientists hail its medicinal merits while politicians and others insist that cannabis, in any form, is the first step down the slippery slope to serious drug addiction. This book explores all views to form an honest contemporary picture." --book description Federal Drug Control: The Evolution of Policy and Practice by Jonathon Erlen, Joseph F. Spillan (editors) Pharmaceutical Products Press, 2004. 228 pp. "An essential resource for criminologists, historians, social historians, sociologists, anthropologists, public policymakers, academics, and anyone interested in the broad issues involved in how the federal government deals with the problem of illicit drugs in the United States." --info from publisher Legalizing Marijuana : Drug Policy Reform and Prohibition Politics by Rudolph J. Gerber Praeger Publishers, 2004. 208 pp. "This is a superb look at the history and politics of cannabis laws in the U.S. Judge Gerber does a truly excellent job explaining that today's problems stem from illogical steps taken in the 1930s. He's got a real flair for telling stories, so it's a good read. IT IS NOT A CALL TO SELL MARIJUANA AT THE GROCERY STORE! The book explains that keeping cannabis prohibited costs us all dearly. The money, time, law enforcement resources, judicial expenses, loss of civil rights, and prohibition-induced disrespect for the law is too much to pay just to claim that we're keeping 2/3 of Americans from trying marijuana. It's a reasoned and compelling argument for first legalizing medical cannabis (as 70% of Americans are willing to do!) and then considering the removal of criminal penalties for personal possession. If those steps do not create troubles, we can all evaluate if legalization seems worth it. What could be more reasonable?" --Dr Mitchell Earleywine for Amazon.com It's Just A Plant by Ricardo Cortes Magic Propaganda Mill, may 2005. 48 pp. "... Many parents are not comfortable discussing marijuana use beyond "just say no." Some have tried marijuana themselves. Others fear that any discussion of marijuana falling short of outright denouncement may be perceived by their children as permission to try it on their own. In short, parents have few sources of information that puts the safety of their kids before politics. ... It's Just a Plant is for parents who want to be involved in discussing and educating their children about the effects, the dangers and the benefits of marijuana. " --info from publisher

This is Cannabis
by Nick Brownlee
Sanctuary Publishing, 2002. 168 pp.

"Without preaching about the benefits or drawbacks of marijuana, This Is Cannibis provides straightforward facts about its 4,700 years of cultivation for fiber, food, and medicine; the current debate as to its therapeutic potential; the vast underground commercial success it enjoys; and the uneven laws surrounding its sale, possession, and use." --book description

Marijuana and the Workplace : Interpreting Research on Complex Social Issues
by Charles R. Schwenk, Susan L. Rhodes
Quorum Books, 1999. 208 pp.

"If sound policy is to be made on the issue of marijuana in the workplace, all available empirical evidence about its impact on job performance should be utilized in the decision process. Although a substantial amount of relevant research has been done, the results published in journals in widely divergent fields, are not easily summarized and present no single, simple message for decision makers. Schwenk and Rhodes offer a unique review of this complex body of work and challenge the many highly publicized but scientifically unsound "mythical" numbers touted as supporting various policy options...." --book description

The Emperor Wears No Clothes: The Authoritative Historical Record of Cannabis and the Conspiracy Against Marijuana
by Jack Herer
Ah Ha Publishing, 11th ed., 1998. 291 pp.

Marijuana Rx: The Patients' Fight for Medicinal Pot
by Robert C. Randall, Alice M. O'Leary
Thunder's Mouth Press, 1998. 498 pp.

"Randall and O'Leary are the founders of Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics, a nonprofit organization working to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. Here they recount three decades of personal experiences that energize their activism. Randall was barely out of college when he was diagnosed with hereditary glaucoma. He noticed, however, that smoking marijuana significantly improved his vision, an observation that had been confirmed by scientific experiments in 1971. Drug use led to his arrest, but he defended himself with the revolutionary plea of medical necessity. In 1976, he became the first American legally entitled to government-grown marijuana. Cancer patients argued that the drug would bring them relief from chemotherapy, and the AIDS epidemic brought other claimants, including Randall himself. Slowly, in spite of official antidrug rhetoric, public opinion has begun to support the use of therapeutic marijuana." --Kathleen Arsenault for Library Journal

Why Marijuana Should Be Legal
by Ed Rosenthal, Steve Kubby, S. Newhart
Thunder's Mouth Press, 2nd ed. 2003. 120 pp.

"Far from being a crippling addictive lure, marijuana is actually "one of the most benign substances known to man," according to this fact-filled and impassioned pro-pot manifesto originally published in 1996. The authors, marijuana-law reform activists, detail weed's many medicinal uses in the treatment of diseases like AIDS, glaucoma and cancer, examine the wonders of industrial hemp, and tout legalized marijuana as a potential economic boon and a lucrative tax-cow. The real problem, they argue, is the criminalization of marijuana, which has..." --Publishers Weekly

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