Healing with Cannabis: The Evolution of the Endocannabinoid System and How Cannabinoids Help Relieve PTSD, Pain, MS, Anxiety, and More

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An Informative Read for an Audience Interested in Why and How Medical Cannabis Helps Treat a Range of Illnesses--Maybe All of Them

With cannabis approved in fourteen states (including the District and two US territories), medical cannabis approved in at least 35 states, and hemp (very-low-THC cannabis) off the controlled substances list,

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"An impressive amount of research went into this book. . . . A very useful source of information for people keen to learn more about cannabinoids and cannabis." --Dr. Maurice Elphick, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, professor of physiology and neuroscience at the Queen Mary University of London

"The research findings of many of the key contributors to this story are reviewed by Pellerin with skill and balance in a way that simplifies what has proven to be a very complex story. This book is an excellent resource for comprehending cannabinoid science." --Jeffrey Hergenrather, MD, from the foreword

Author Bio

Cheryl Pellerin is a science writer with a bachelor of science degree in science journalism and nearly thirty years of experience writing about science in its many forms. Her first book was Trips: How Hallucinogens Work in Your Brain, translated into French and German, with art by Robert Crumb and the underground cartoonists from Zap Comix. She worked as a freelancer for the Discovery Channel and others, then as a science writer for the State and Defense departments. She resides in Virginia.

Jeffrey Y. Hergenrather, M.D., began his medical career in 1976, practicing general medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, neonatal care, and emergency medicine. In 1999, he began a medical practice in general medicine and cannabis consultations. He was a founding member in 2000 of the nonprofit Society of Cannabis Clinicians and has been its president since 2008. SCC provides clinical cannabis education to physicians and allied health professionals. He also provides cannabis recommendations to Californians with serious medical conditions, and consultations worldwide by phone and through online appointments. The patient education website MedicalJane calls him "easily one of the most important cannabis physicians working today."