The debate on the status and legality of cannabis continues to gainmomentum. Here, personal anecdotes combined with academic andscientific reports combine to sharpen some of the fascinatingphilosophical issues associated with cannabis use.
* A frank, professionally informed and playful discussion ofcannabis usage in relation to philosophical inquiry
* Considers the meaning of a 'high', the morality ofsmoking marijuana for pleasure, the slippery slope to moredangerous drugs, and the human drive to alter ourconsciousness
* Not only incorporates contributions from philosophers,psychologists, sociologists or legal, pharmacological, and medicalexperts, but also non-academics associated with the cultivation,distribution, and sale of cannabis
* Brings together an international team of writers from theUnited States, Canada, UK, Finland, Switzerland, South Africa, andNew Zealand