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GENERAL

Cannabinoids and Appetite Stimulation, by R.D. Mattes; K. Engelman; L.M. Shaw; M.A. Elsohly
Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, Vol. 49, 1994; 187-195
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Cannabis 1988: Old Drug, New Dangers, The Potency Debate, by T.H. Mikuriya; M.R. Micheal
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Vol. 20 (No 1) Jan-Mar 1988; 47
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Constituents of Cannabis sativa L.XXIV: The Potency of Confiscated Marijuana, Hashish, and Hash Oil Over a Ten-Year Period, by M.A. Elsohly; J.H. Holley; G.S. Lewis; M.H. Russell; C.E. Turner
Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 29 (No 2) April 1984; 500-514

Marihuana and Scopolamine "High", by H. Graff, MD
American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 125, Mar 9, 1969, 1258-1259
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Degradation & Mold: A Collection of Articles Regarding Aging of Cannabis, by Erowid
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HISTORICAL

Marijuana in Ancient Greece and Rome? The Literary Evidence, by T.F. Brunner, PhD
Journal of Psychedelic Drugs, Vol 9 (No. 3) Jul-Sep 1977, 221-225
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Charas. The Resin of Indian Hemp, by T.B. Wood; W.T.N. Spivey; T.H. Easterfield
Journal Chem Soc., Vol 69; 1896, 539-546

Cannabis Indica Resin. Part II, by R.S. Cahn
Journal Chem Soc., 1931, 630

A Critical Survey of the Literature Dealing with the Chemical Constituents of Cannabis sativa, by A.H. Blatt
Journal of Washington Academy of Sciences, Vol 28 (No 11) 1940, 465-477



	


MODERN USE

Runaways, Hippies, and Marihuana, by J. Kaufman; J.R. Allen, MD; L.J. West, MD
American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 126, Nov 5, 1969, 717-720
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The Marihuana Problem: An Overview, by William H. McGlothlin, PhD; Louis Jolyon West, MD
American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 125, Sept 3, 1968, 370-378
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Marihuana -- Thirty-five Years Later, by Walter Bromberg, MD
American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 125, Sept 3, 1968, 391-393
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SPIRITUAL USE

Tantric cannabis use in India, by M.R. Aldrich
Journal of Psychedelic Drugs, Vol 9 (No. 3) Jul-Sep 1977; 227-233
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HEALTH

Acute renal infarction and heavy marijuana smoking.
Nephron., Vol 70, Nov 4, 1995, 494-6
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Adverse Reaction to Marihuana, by M.H. Keeler, MD
American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 124, Nov 5, 1968, 678-679
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Adverse effects of cannabis, by Hall W, Solowij N
The Lancet,1998 Nov 14;352(9140):1611-6
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Comparative Epidemiology of Dependence on Tobacco, Alcohol, Controlled Substances, and Inhalants: Basic Findings from the National Comorbidity Survey, by Anthony JC, Warner LA, Kessler RC
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology,1994 2:244-68
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Cannabis Use and Cognitive Decline in Persons Under 65 Years of Age, by C.G. Lyketsos; E. Garrett; K. Liang; J.C. Anthony
American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol 149 (No. 9) 1999, 794-800
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Marijuana use and mortality, by Sidney S, Beck JE, Tekawa IS, Quesenberry CP, Friedman GD
American Journal of Public Health, 1997 Apr;87(4):585-90
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Effects of Chronic Marijuana Use on Human Cognition, by R.I. Block; M.M. Ghoneim
Psychopharmacology, Vol 110; 1993, 219-228

Effects of Smoked Marijuana on Heart Rate, Drug Ratings and Task Performance by Humans, by T.H. Kelly; R.W. Foltin; M.W. Fischman
Behavioural Pharmacology, Vol 4; 1993, 167-17

Heavy Marijuana Use and Recent Memory Impairment, by R.H. Schwartz
Psychiatric Annals, 1991, 80-82

Marijuana as Anti-emetic Medicine: A Survey of Oncologists' Experiences and Attitudes, by R. Doblin; M. Kleiman
Journal of Oncology, 1991
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Residual effects of chronic cannabis treatment on behavior in mature rats, by A. Stiglick; H. Kalant
Psychopharmacology, Vol 85 (No. 4) Apr 1985, 436-439
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Effects of varying marijuana potency on deposition of tar and delta9-THC in the lung during smoking, by P. Matthias; D.P. Tashkin; J.A. Marques-Magallanes; J.N. Wilkins; M.S. Simmons
Pharmacol Biochem Behav, Vol 58 (No. 4) Dec 1997; 1145-1150
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Non-acute (residual) neurocognitive effects of cannabis use: A meta-analysis study, by Grant I, Gonzalez R, Cary C, Natarajan L, Wolfson T
J Int Neuropsychological Society, 9:679-680 2003
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NEUROPROTECTION

Cannabis Science: Cannabinoid Derivative Protects Neurons, by R.H.B. Fishman
The Lancet, Vol 348 (No 9039) Nov 23, 1996
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Cannabinoid receptor agonists inhibit glutamatergic synaptic transmission in rat hippocampal cultures, by Shen M, Piser TM, Seybold VS, Thayer SA
J Neurosci, 16(14):4322-34 1996
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Protection against septic shock and suppression of tumor necrosis factor alpha and nitric oxide production by dexanabinol (HU-211), a nonpsychotropic cannabinoid, by Gallily R, Yamin A, Waksmann Y, Ovadia H, Weidenfeld J, Bar-Joseph A, Biegon A, Mechoulam R, Shohami E
J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 283(2):918-24 1997
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Cannabinoid receptor agonists protect cultured rat hippocampal neurons from excitotoxicity, by Shen M, Thayer SA
Mol Pharmacol, 54(3):459-62 1998
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Cannabinoids and neuroprotection in global and focal cerebral ischemia and in neuronal cultures, by Nagayama T, Sinor AD, Simon RP, Chen J, Graham SH, Jin K, Greenberg DA
J Neurosci, 19(8):2987-95 1999
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Neuroprotection by Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the main active compound in marijuana, against ouabain-induced in vivo excitotoxicity, by van der Stelt M, Veldhuis WB, Bar PR, Veldink GA, Vliegenthart JF, Nicolay K
J Neurosci, 21(17):6475-9 2001
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Cannabinoids and brain injury: therapeutic implications, by Mechoulam R, Panikashvili D, Shohami E
Trends Mol Med, 8(2):58-61 2002
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Neuroprotection by the endogenous cannabinoid anandamide and arvanil against in vivo excitotoxicity in the rat: role of vanilloid receptors and lipoxygenases, by Veldhuis WB, van der Stelt M, Wadman MW, van Zadelhoff G, Maccarrone M, Fezza F, Veldink GA, Vliegenthart JF, Bar PR, Nicolay K, Di Marzo V
J Neurosci, 23(10):4127-33 2003
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CB1 cannabinoid receptors and on-demand defense against excitotoxicity, by Marsicano G, Goodenough S, Monory K, Hermann H, Eder M, Cannich A, Azad SC, Cascio MG, Gutierrez SO, van der Stelt M, Lopez-Rodriguez ML, Casanova E, Schatz G, Zieglgansberger W, Di Marzo V, Behl C, Lutz B
Science, 302(5642):84-8 2003
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ETHNOBOTANY

A Note on the Cannabinoid Content of Jamaican Ganja, by Joan A. Marshman; Robert E. Popham; Carole D. Yawney
Bulletin on Narcotics, Vol. 28 (No. 4) Oct-Dec 1976, 63-68
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PHARMACOLOGY & CHEMISTRY

Acute Changes in Cerebral Blood Flow After Smoking Marijuana, by R.J. Mathew; W.H. Wilson
Life Sciences, Vol 52 (No 8) 1993; 757-767
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Enzymatic synthesis of anandamide by brain membranes, by W.A. Devane; J Axelrod
Proc National Academy of Science, Vol 91 (No. 14) Jul 5 1994, 6698-6701
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The human toxicity of marijuana: a critique of a review by Nahas and Latour., by M.J. Christie & G.B. Chesher
Drug and Alcohol Review, Vol 13, 1994; 209-216
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A Rational Search for the Separation of Psychoactivity and Analgesia in Cannabinoids, by P. H. Reggio; G. B. McGaughey; D. F. Odear; H. H. Seltzman; D. R. Compton; B. R. Martin
Pharmacology Biochemistry & Behavior, Vol 40 (No. 3) Nov 1991, 479-486
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Separation of cannabinoids, by M. Repetto; M. Lopez-Artiquez; D. Martinez
Bulletin on Narcotics, Vol 28 (No. 4) Oct-Dec 1976, 69-76
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PREGNANCY

The Association of Marijuana Use with Outcome of Pregnancy, by S. Linn et al
American Journal of Public Health, Vol 73, 1983, 1161-1164