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Marihuana reconsidered lester grinspoon, carl sagan on. Dedicated to truth and the celebration of his individuality. His interest in cannabis dates back to the 1960s, when recreational use of the plant was on the rise. Introduction to the 1994 classic reprint of marihuana reconsidered a candid talk with dr. He was also, it turns out, a lifelong smoker of cannabis. Request this item to view in the librarys reading rooms using your library card. Marihuana reconsidered by grinspoon lester abebooks. Marihuana reconsidered by lester grinspoon alibris. Marihuana reconsidered by grinspoon, lester and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I first became interested in cannabis when its use increased explosively in the 1960s. A life, a biography that made headlines for revealing how sagan wrote an essay in 1969, using the pseudonym mr.
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