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Cannabis: Attending to Subjective Effects to Improve Drug Safety

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Abstract

No one has clearly delineated the subjective effects of cannabis. The plant contains numerous psychoactive substances. Variation across plants is extremely dramatic, making generalizations about effects difficult. This chapter summarizes previous descriptions of cannabis's subjective effects and proposes a taxonomy of effects that might help distinguish among plants, predict use, and increase drug safety. It argues that attending to cannabis effects and cultivating a vocabulary for describing them will, in the end, help users to appreciate smaller doses and lead to increased safety.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMind-Altering Drugs
Subtitle of host publicationThe Science of Subjective Experience
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)9780199894055
ISBN (Print)9780195165319
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2010

Keywords

  • Drug use
  • Marijuana use
  • Subjective effects

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