Cannabis Pharmacy by Michael Backes
Michael Backes . Unknown Year . English
The most comprehensive and approachable book available on understanding and using medical marijuana. Revised and updated with the latest information on varietals, delivery, dosing, and treatable conditions, Cannabis Pharmacy is "a well-designed and -illustrated and easy-to-use resource"(Booklist) for those considering medical marijuana as a treatment option.In Cannabis Pharmacy, expert Michael Backes offers evidence-based information on using cannabis to treat an array of ailments and conditions. He provides information on how cannabis works with the body's own system, how best to prepare and administer it, and how to modify and control dosage. This newly revised edition is now completely up-to-date with the latest information on the body's endocannabinoid system, which is understood to control emotion, appetite, and memory. Delivery methods including e-cigarette and vape designs are also covered here, along with information on additional varietals and a new system for classification. Cannabis Pharmacy covers more than 50 ailments and conditions that can be alleviated with marijuana. There are currently more than 4.2 million medical cannabis patients in the United States, and there are 33 states plus the District of Columbia where medical cannabis is legal.
Categories: Literary Fiction
About the Author
Michael Backes is the author of Cannabis Pharmacy: The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana, published by BDL/Hachette with a foreword by Dr. Andrew Weil. Backes and Weil serve on the Science & Medical Advisory Board of Maui Grown Therapies. Backes is based in Los Angeles, where he works with a California consultancy that specializes in cannabis science, intellectual property and policy issues. In 2007, Backes co-founded Cornerstone Research Collective, the first evidence-based medical cannabis collective in California. Backes secured major funding for the American Herbal Pharmacopeia's recent Cannabis monographs, the first published in the US since 1942. Michael Backes was an editor for the book Cannabis Evolution and Ethnobotany by Robert Connell Clarke (author of Marijuana Botany and Hashish!) and Mark Merlin (author of Man and Marijuana), published in 2013 by University of California Press. Backes sits on the Cannabis Committee of the American Herbal Products Association and has served as a board member of the National Cannabis Industry Association. Prior to working with medical cannabis, for decades Backes worked in the entertainment industry. He worked on projects with Michael Crichton, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Tom Clancy and Sam Raimi. He co-founded the American Film Institute's Digital Media Studies program. His entertainment and hi-tech consulting clients have included Apple Computer, USC, Credit Suisse/First Boston and Sega. His work has been profiled in Wired, Premiere magazine, and entertainment industry trade publications.
