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Cannabis : a natural history
DeSalle, Rob2025
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In this entertaining natural history, Rob DeSalle provides a glimpse into the biological world through the lens of the marijuana plant. A close relative of hops with a surprising place in the botanical tree of life, cannabis has a unique life cycle, has evolved pathways for over 400 compounds, and makes 1000 or so different chemicals that are stored in its tissues - some of which are the basis of its famed psychoactive properties. With his scientist's perspective on this well-known and controversial plant, DeSalle considers taxonomy, systematics, evolution, human physiology and neurobiology, and cultural issues. He discusses the plant's complicated reproductive strategies; considers ancient arthropod-cannabis associations from South Asia; and offers a nuanced cultural history that extends from the first evidence of smoking cannabis more than 2000 years ago to the current debates over legalisation.
Main title:
Cannabis : a natural history / Rob DeSalle.
Author:
DeSalle, Rob, authorWynne, Patricia, illustrator
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2025.
Collation:
336 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780300270945 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
583.648
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
9056619