Understanding Medical Cannabis : Critical Issues and Perspectives for Human Service Professionals.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (251 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction: Medical Cannabis: Critical Issues and Perspectives for Human Service Professionals -- Part One The Context of Cannabis: Culture, Clashes and Commerce -- Chapter 1 Cannabis Ethnomedicine -- Introduction -- Plants as Medicine -- Cannabis: The Name -- Cannabis: The Plant -- Food as Medicine -- The Thousand and One Molecules -- Cannabinoids: Endo, Phyto and Synthetic -- CBD -- THC -- Entourage -- From Plants to Humans -- Early Cannabis Use as Medicine -- Southeast Asia -- India -- Greeks and Romans -- Egypt -- Middle East -- Europe -- New World -- Cannabis and Health -- Cannabis and Harm -- Cannabis and Spirituality -- Research and Future Ethnomedicinal Inquiry -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 History and Cultural Context of Marijuana in the United States -- Introduction -- A Global History View -- Early History in the United States -- Early Recreational Use and Regulation in the United States -- Marijuana and 1960s Counterculture -- The War on Drugs Officially Begins -- The 1980s: The War on Drugs is Revived -- Racial Bias Persists in the War on Drugs -- New Approaches -- References -- Chapter 3 Clash of Laws: How States are Legalizing Marijuana in the Shadow of a Federal Prohibition -- Clash of Laws -- References -- Chapter 4 The Business of Cannabis -- Introduction -- Licensed "Plant-touching" Cannabis Businesses -- Ancillary Cannabis Businesses -- Adult-Use Channel -- Traditional Pharmacy Channel -- General Retail Outlets -- Mail Order Channel -- References -- Part Two Cannabis as Medicine: Research, Practice and Future Directions -- Chapter 5 The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) -- Introduction -- What Is the ECS? -- ECS History -- Cannabinoids -- Cannabinoid Receptors -- ECS Interactions and Other Neurochemical Mediators. Physiologic Implications of the ECS -- Future Research -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 Medical Cannabis for Children and Adolescents -- The Endocannabinoid System -- Epilepsy -- Autism Spectrum Disorder -- Cancer -- Neuroprotection -- Other Conditions Affecting Pediatric Patients -- Risks of Cannabis Use in the Pediatric Patient -- Case Report -- References -- Chapter 7 Current and Future Uses of Medical Cannabis for Adults -- Common Medical Uses of Cannabis: Cancer -- Neuropathic Pain -- Arthritic Pain -- Insomnia -- Parkinson's Disease -- Multiple Sclerosis -- Schizophrenia, CBD Only -- Narcotic Alternative -- Future Directions -- References -- Chapter 8 Medical Cannabis and Palliative Care in the Elderly with Acute and Chronic Illnesses -- Introduction -- The Aging Population -- Palliative Care -- Quality of Life Model in PC -- Autonomy, Empowerment, and Medical Cannabis in PC -- Stigma Associated with Use of Medical Cannabis -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Medical Cannabis -- Palliative Care, Medical Cannabis, and Concerns of the Elderly -- Case Study -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 Risk and Protective Factors for Cannabis Abuse -- Risk and Protective Factors for Cannabis Misuse -- Cannabis Use Disorder -- Medical Marijuana and Commercialization: Impact on Trends -- Cannabis and the Brain -- Cannabis and Veterans with PTSD -- Cannabis and Psychosis -- Cannabis and the Lungs -- Cannabis and Pregnant Women -- Cannabis and Injury or Death -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Part Three In Their Own Voice -- Chapter 10 Lessons from Realm of Caring Foundation: Case Studies, Research and Practical Knowledge -- Public Health Considerations for Medical Cannabis Use -- Dilemmas Faced When Traditional Medical Options Have Been Exhausted -- Realm of Caring Foundation Was Established -- Defining a Medical Refugee. State and Federal Incongruencies -- Critical Issues for Consideration by Medical Cannabis Consumers -- Case Study Four: Human Services Professional in a Legal Medical Cannabis State -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Index.
This accessible text provides trainee human service providers and those currently working in the field with a comprehensive, cutting-edge overview of topics related to the medical and therapeutic use of cannabis.