The Medical Cannabis Guidebook. Mel Thomas

The Medical Cannabis Guidebook

ISBN 978-1-937866-02-0

Images © Jeff Ditchfield, Mel Thomas, Grow Magazine, Mandala Seeds, Centennial Seeds, Stoned Rosie

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without express written permission from the authors or publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote passages in any review where appropriate credit is given. Permission is similarly granted for brief quotations in articles with appropriate credit. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form other than those approved by the authors or publisher. This book is written to enlighten and inform for educational purposes only and does not encourage any illegal activities in any form whatsoever. It is illegal to grow and possess cannabis in most countries and may result in arrest and a criminal conviction.

If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it; he is obligated to do so.

—Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

Contents

INTRODUCTION

Why is Cannabis Illegal?

So Why is There Almost Global Prohibition of this Plant?

Quotes from Anslinger’s “Gore Files”

Sativex Spray

CHAPTER ONE

The Cannabis Plant

Cannabis Sativa

Cannabis Indica