Chicago, Nelson-Hall, (1976). A compilation of scientific articles on marijuana and its effects, drawn from a wide range of scientific journals. The opening chapter prints a portion of French poet Charles Baudelaire's 1860 essay, "Les Paradis Artificiels," about the state of being under the influence of opium and hashish; the rest of the contributors are 20th century scientists. A now-uncommon volume that gives a sense of how much scientific research lay behind the movement in the past few years toward legalizing medical marijuana and decriminalizing recreational use of the drug. Fine in a rubbed, near fine dust jacket. [#032303] SOLD