Marihuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding

A "landmark report" of the "most comprehensive study of marihuana [sic] ever made" in the US. Conducted by the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse, launched under the Nixon Administration's "War on Drugs,'' it assembled information from over 50 studies & reports conducted worldwide, hoping to examine the use of the drug as is shifted from being a "protest symbol of the young" to its spread among "the Establishment'' & in the process exploding outdated myths & challenging misconceptions. Called the Shafer Report, this is the First Printing of this report for the general public in a mass market paperback format from Signet (Y5218) from March 1972, in 233 pages. Condition is VG: very clean with tanning to covers & all pages, unmarked save for former owner's name in red pen to first page (his business card also laid in, showing he was a staff member at the University of California, San Francisco). Mild-moderate rubbing to extremities & light creasing to some corners; 1 heavier vertical crease to back cover. Nicely protected in new clear mylar collector bag free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders,Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Product Info

Publisher: Signet/New American Library

Year: 1972

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

First Edition

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