Synopsis
About Martin A Lee
See more books from this AuthorThere’s no smoking gun there, but there’s smoke aplenty in between thick, chunky blocks of scientific lore on such matters as the “discovery of the endocannabinoid system” and claims that cannabidiol, a major constituent of the plant, “lowers glucose levels, improves insulin sensitivity, and prot...
Aug 14 2012 | Read Full Review of Smoke Signals: A Social Histo...In this accessible and well-researched analysis, Lee (Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD: The CIA, the Sixties, and Beyond) offers a cultural reckoning of cannabis in its many incarnations, spanning from its first recorded utilization in 2700 B.C.E.
Aug 06 2012 | Read Full Review of Smoke Signals: A Social Histo...Ironically, propaganda produced by the Federal Bureau of Narcotics only served to introduce marijuana to an ever-wider audience, where its popularity spread until it became, as Lee writes, “by far the most popular illicit substance in the United States.” Lee, whose earlier book “Acid Dreams” c...
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Aug 19 2012 | Read Full Review of Smoke Signals: A Social Histo...researcher who has studied the potential economic effects of marijuana legalization, writes that if farmers nationwide were able to farm pot outdoors and in greenhouses, “a ‘joint’ might cost pennies rather than dollars.” Not only did America’s first big pot legalization vote go up in smoke, but...
Aug 30 2012 | Read Full Review of Smoke Signals: A Social Histo...An aggregated and normalized score based on 58 user ratings from iDreamBooks & iTunes