Handbook of cannabis / edited by Roger Pertwee
- Published
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 747 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
- Additional Creators
- Pertwee, R. G. (Roger G.)
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- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Constituents, History, International Control, Cultivation, and Phenotypes of Cannabis / Ethan B. Russo -- 1.Constituents of Cannabis Sativa / Waseem Gul -- 2.The Pharmacological History of Cannabis / Ethan B. Russo -- 3.International Control of Cannabis / Alice P. Mead -- 4.Cannabis Horticulture / David J. Potter -- 5.The Chemical Phenotypes (Chemotypes) of Cannabis / Etienne de Meijer -- pt. 2 Pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, Metabolism, and Forensics / Roger G. Pertwee -- 6.Known Pharmacological Actions of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and of Four Other Chemical Constituents of Cannabis that Activate Cannabinoid Receptors / Maria Grazia Cascio -- 7.Known Pharmacological Actions of Nine Nonpsychotropic Phytocannabinoids / Roger G. Pertwee -- 8.Effects of Phytocannabinoids on Neurotransmission in the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems / Bela Szabo -- 9.Cannabinoids and Addiction / Eliot L. Gardner -- 10.Effects of Phytocannabinoids on Anxiety, Mood, and the Endocrine System / Cecilia J. Hillard -- 11.Phytocannabinoids and the Cardiovascular System / Saoirse E. O'Sullivan -- 12.Phytocannabinoids and the Gastrointestinal System / Angela A. Izzo -- 13.Reproduction and Cannabinoids: Ups and Downs, Ins and Outs / Heather B. Bradshaw -- 14.Phytocannabinoids and the Immune System / Gabriela A. Ferreira -- 15.Non-Phytocannabinoid Constituents of Cannabis and Herbal Synergy / Ethan B. Russo -- 16.Cannabinoid Pharmacokinetics and Disposition in Alternative Matrices / Michael L. Smith -- pt. 3 Medicinal Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Clinical Data / Ethan B. Russo -- 17.Self-Medication with Cannabis / George Pappas -- 18.Cannabis Distribution: Coffee Shops to Dispensaries / Amanda Reiman -- 19.Development of Cannabis-Based Medicines: Regulatory Hurdles/Routes in Europe and the United States / Verity Langfield -- 20.Licensed Cannabis-Based Medicines: Benefits and Risks / Geoffrey Guy -- 21.Synthetic Psychoactive Cannabinoids Licensed as Medicines / Mark A. Ware -- 22.Cannabinoids in Clinical Practice: A UK Perspective / Emily L. Clarke -- pt. 4 Approved Therapeutic Targets for Phytocannabinoids: Preclinical Pharmacology / Marnie Duncan -- 23.Effect of Phytocannabinoids on Nausea and Vomiting / Linda A. Parker -- 24.Established and Emerging Concepts of Cannabinoid Action on Food Intake and their Potential Application to the Treatment of Anorexia and Cachexia / Vincenzo Di Marzo -- 25.Pain / Francesca Comelli -- 26.Cannabis and Multiple Sclerosis / David Baker -- pt. 5 Some Potential Therapeutic Targets for Phytocannabinoids / Mamie Duncan -- 27.Neurodegenerative Disorders Other Than Multiple Sclerosis / Moises Garcia-Arencibia -- 28.Cannabidiol/Phytocannabinoids: A New Opportunity for Schizophrenia Treatment? / Tiziana Rubino -- 29.Phytocannabinoids as Novel Therapeutic Agents for Sleep Disorders / Oscar Arias-Carrion -- 30.Cannabis and Epilepsy / Benjamin J. Whalley -- 31.Cardiovascular, Metabolic, Liver, Kidney, and Inflammatory Disorders / George Kunos -- 32.Phytocannabinoids and Skin Disorders / Mauro Maccarrone -- 33.Phytocannabinoids in Degenerative and Inflammatory Retinal Diseases: Glaucoma, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Uveoretinitis / Augusto Azuara-Blanco -- 34.Bone As a Target for Cannabinoid Therapy / Itai Bab -- 35.Cancer / Manuel Guzman -- pt. 6 Recreational Cannabis: Sought-After Effects, Adverse Effects, Designer Drugs, and Harm Minimization / Wayne Hall -- 36.Desired and Undesired Effects of Cannabis on the Human Mind and Psychological Well-Being / Celia J.A. Morgan -- 37.Recreational Cannabis: The Risk of Schizophrenia / Robin M. Murray -- 38.Nonpsychological Adverse Effects / Franjo Grotenhermen -- 39.Harm Reduction Policies for Cannabis / Louisa Degenhardt -- 40.Cannabinoid Designer Drugs: Effects and Forensics / Megan Grabenauer.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780191639692 electronic bk.
0191639699 electronic bk.
9780191787560 (electronic bk.)
0191787566 (electronic bk.) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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