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"Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in the United States. Since gaining popularity in the mid-1960s, it has been clouded in controversy. Unlike some other harmful illegal substances, marijuana can be prescribed by doctors and used medicinally in some parts of the country. Because of both its damaging and healing effects, marijuana's illegality is constantly debated. """"Marijuana"""" traces the full history of this controversial drug and explains both the positive and negative effects it can have on the body and mind."

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Author:   Scott Ingram ,  Ronald J. Brogan
Publisher:   Chelsea House Publishers
Imprint:   Chelsea House Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   0.395kg
ISBN:  

9780791096956

ISBN 10:   0791096955
Pages:   110
Publication Date:   30 June 2008
Recommended Age:   Grades 5 - 8
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Young adult ,  Children's (6-12) ,  Teenage / Young adult
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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.,. loaded with information...a well-balanced account...[a] well-documented informational source appropriate for a school library...

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"W. Scott Ingram is the author of more than fifty books for young people. He is the recipient of six Educational Press Awards for his writing, including the 1999 Fiction Award for his short story """"Shadowland."""" In 2005, Scott received an NAACP Image Award for Children's Literature for his book The 1963 Civil Rights March."

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