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Cannabis: A Complete Guide de Ernest Small

Cannabis: A Complete Guide

Autor Ernest Small
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 17 noi 2016

Notăm cu interes apariția volumului Cannabis: A Complete Guide, o lucrare fundamentală pentru cercetătorii, politicienii și profesioniștii din agronomie care au nevoie de o bază științifică solidă într-un domeniu marcat adesea de opinii divergente. Relevanța acestei ediții este critică în contextul actual al acreditărilor profesionale și al reglementărilor europene, oferind o analiză obiectivă ce lipsește adesea din discursul public senzaționalist. Remarcăm capacitatea autorului de a sintetiza date complexe despre Cannabis sativa nu doar ca sursă de substanțe psihotrope, ci ca resursă industrială versatilă.

Această monografie extinde cadrul propus de Cannabis sativa L. - Botany and Biotechnology de Suman Chandra, aducând date noi din sfera managementului durabil și a economiei de piață (Cannabusiness). În timp ce alte lucrări se concentrează strict pe farmacologie, Ernest Small integrează aici experiența sa vastă din titluri precum In Defense of the World’s Most Despised Species, oferind o perspectivă taxonomică și ecologică rară.

Structura volumului este una progresivă: debutează cu istoria timpurie și ecologia speciei, trece prin detalii tehnice de fotoperiodism și arhitectură a lăstarilor, culminând cu secțiuni dedicate utilizării medicale și resurselor de germoplasmă. Cele 286 de ilustrații color și ghidul detaliat al cultivarelor transformă acest text de 598 de pagini într-un instrument de lucru vizual și analitic indispensabil. Putem afirma că lucrarea reușește să echilibreze rigoarea academică a editurii CRC Press cu o prezentare accesibilă, esențială pentru înțelegerea impactului tehnologic și economic al acestei plante în societatea contemporană.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781498761635
ISBN-10: 1498761631
Pagini: 597
Ilustrații: 11 Tables, color; 286 Illustrations, color
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 36 mm
Greutate: 1.42 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: CRC Press
Colecția CRC Press

Public țintă

Academic and Professional Reference

De ce să citești această carte

Această resursă este esențială pentru specialiștii în botanică, farmacie și politici publice care caută o sursă de date verificabile, dincolo de mituri. Cititorul câștigă o înțelegere completă a întregului lanț valoric al canabisului — de la genetică și cultivare până la legislație și oportunități de afaceri. Este un ghid de referință care clarifică terminologia și clasificările botanice într-o industrie aflată în plină expansiune.

Despre autor

Ernest Small este un cercetător proeminent, specializat în botanică și taxonomie, cunoscut pentru abordările sale sistematice asupra plantelor cu impact economic și social major. În portofoliul său se regăsesc lucrări de referință precum Top 100 Exotic Food Plants și Top 100 Flowers, volume care demonstrează capacitatea sa de a prezenta date științifice riguroase într-un format accesibil. Prin lucrarea de față, autorul își continuă misiunea de a documenta specii controversate sau ignorate, aducând la lumină potențialul lor biologic și comercial prin prisma unei experiențe de zeci de ani în cercetarea academică.

Descriere scurtă

Cannabis sativa is best known as the source of marijuana, the world’s most widely consumed illicit recreational drug. However, the plant is also extremely useful as a source of stem fiber, edible seed oil, and medicinal compounds, all of which are undergoing extremely promising research, technological applications, and business investment. Indeed, despite its capacity for harm as a recreational drug, cannabis has phenomenal potential for providing new products to benefit society and for generating extensive employment and huge profits. Misguided policies, until recently, have prevented legitimate research on the beneficial properties of cannabis, but there is now an explosion of societal, scientific, and political support to reappraise and remove some of the barriers to usage. Unfortunately, there is also a corresponding dearth of objective analysis. Towards redressing the limitation of information, Cannabis: A Complete Guide is a comprehensive reference summarizing botanical, business, chemical, ecological, genetic, historical, horticultural, legal, and medical considerations that are critical for the wise advancement and management of cannabis in its various forms.
This book documents both the risks and benefits of what is indisputably one of the world’s most important species. The conflicting claims for medicinal virtues and toxicological vices are examined, based mainly on the most recent authoritative scientific reviews. The attempt is made consistently to reflect majority scientific opinion, although many aspects of cannabis are controversial. Aside from the relevance to specialists, the general public should find the presentation attractive because of the huge interest today in marijuana. Unfortunately, society has become so specialized and compartmentalized that most people have limited appreciation of the importance of science to their lives, except when a topic like marijuana becomes sensationalized. This review of cannabis can serve as a vehicle for public education in the realm of science and technology. Indeed, towards the goal of disseminating the important information in this book to a wide audience, the presentation is user-friendly, concise, and well-illustrated in the hope that non-specialists will find the topics both informative and entertaining.

Cuprins

Introduction. Prehuman and Early History of Cannabis Sativa. The Ecology of Wild Cannabis Sativa. Sex Expression. Photoperiodism. Shoot and Foliage Architecture. Fiber. Oilseed. Essential Oil. Minor Uses. Cannabis Chemistry: Cannabinoids in Cannabis, Humans, and other Species. Non-Medical Drug Use. Medical Marijuana. Cannabusiness: The Legitimate Marijuana Industry. Sustainability. Germplasm Resources. Botanical Classification and Nomenclatural Issues. Literature Cited. Guide to Cultivars.

Notă biografică

Dr. Ernest Small received a doctorate in plant evolution from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1969, and has since been employed with the Research Branch of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, where he presently holds the status of Principal Research Scientist. He is the author of 14 previous books, six of which received or were nominated for major awards. He has also authored over 350 scientific publications on plants. Dr. Small’s career has included dozens of appearances as an expert botanical witness in court cases, acting as an adviser to national governments, presenting numerous invited university and professional association lectures, supervising post-graduate students at various universities, participating in international societies and committees, journal editing and media interviews. He has been an adjunct professor at several universities, and currently has this status at Ryerson University in Toronto. Dr. Small is widely known for his work on hemp and marijuana, which has included development of a standard strain that has been the basis of all licensed medicinal marijuana in Canada for more than a decade, supplying over 100,000 patients. Dr. Small published two previous books and more than 40 research papers on Cannabis. He has received several professional honors, including: election as a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London; the G.M. Cooley Prize of the American Association of Plant Taxonomists for work on the marijuana plant; the Agcellence Award for distinguished contributions to agriculture; the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee medal for contributions to science; the George Lawson Medal, the most prestigious award of the Canadian Botanical Association, for lifetime contributions to botany; and the Lane Anderson Award, a $10,000.00 prize for science popularization, received for "Top 100 Food Plants." His most recent books, "Top 100 Exotic Food Plants," and "North American Cornucopia: top 100 indigenous food plants," were finalists for the Botanical and Horticultural Libraries’ award.
 

Recenzii

If one is looking for a recent and comprehensive volume on cannabis, this is it! From general knowledge to the arcane, this near-exhaustive CRC Press volume covers the natural and anthropological history, biochemistry, taxonomy, biology, and uses of cannabis. The chapter entitled "The Commercial Marijuana Revolution" provides a brief and informative history and analysis of legalized/commercial marijuana in the US. This well-annotated, science-based volume considers both hemp and marijuana, as well as their near relatives. The volume is documented and illustrated well; it contains color photos, high quality illustrations, and diagrams. A touch of humor is added to the subject, with references to the "hemp car" and depictions of pot growers from the 1970s through the present era. The chapters "Medical Marijuana: Theory and Practice" and "Medical Marijuana: Production" are useful and informative for those interested in the actual science of this topic, as well as discussions pertaining to the history of cannabis use and the potential for treating multiple medical and psychological conditions.
--S. T. Meiers, Western Illinois University
Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above; faculty and professionals.
Source: October 2017 issue of CHOICE
 
In addition to the potential interest of scientific, scholarly and administrative specialists, the general public ought to find Small’s new book worthy of detailed reference because of the vast and still growing concern today in Cannabis. In sum and without reservation, I would recommend that readers with an inquisitive and intellectual passion for having a vast amount of information about one of the world’s most useful and yet most notorious groups of plants obtain Ernest Small’s latest and by far his most comprehensive Cannabis publication.
- Mark Merlin, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, USA
Source: Economic Botany, Winter 2017