{"product_id":"9780794843724","title":"The Medical Marijuana Guide Book","description":"America's First How-To Guide for Patients and Caregivers\u003cp\u003e“My doctor just recommended I try medical marijuana. Now what?” Award-winning journalist David Downs gets this question all the time. Thanks to the rapid advance of medical marijuana laws and research, Americans have entered a new era of treatment options for the toughest diseases. They have a lot of questions, and The Medical Marijuana Guidebook has the answers. This book is the first concise, professional, mainstream “how-to” guide to legally and safely access medical cannabis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Medical Marijuana Guidebook covers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• The steps to obtaining a doctor's recommendation for cannabis;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• How to obtain a state medical marijuana ID card;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• How to find a caregiver or dispensary;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Popular medical uses for medical marijuana;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Ways of using medical marijuana, including vaporizers, edibles, and tinctures;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Common dosages and popular strains;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Terms like THC, CBD, indica and sativa, and the science behind the botanical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Downs is a best-selling author based in San Francisco. A Medill School of Journalism Fellow, Downs has written for WIRED, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Downs is the contributing author of the best-selling book Beyond Buds. A syndicated columnist, and editor, Downs is considered a national expert on cannabis science, policy, and culture, and has appeared on National Public Radio, and lectured at University of California Berkeley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whitman Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030606495984,"sku":"9780794843724","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780794843724_p0.jpg?v=1763726094","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780794843724","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}