Marijuana and the Cannabinoids

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: ElSohly, Mahmoud A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2007.
• Series: Forensic Science And Medicine
• Subjects: Medicine.; Forensic medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Forensic Medicine.

Although primarily used today as one of the most prevalent illicit leisure drugs, the use of Cannabis sativa L., commonly referred to as marijuana, for medicinal purposes has been reported for more than 5000 years. Marijuana use has been shown to create numerous health problems, and, consequently, t...