The Emperor Wears No Clothes

by Jack Herer

The Body of Medical Literature on Cannabis Medicine

Our authority here is the ‘Body of Literature,’ starting with ancient materia medicae; Chinese and Hindu pharmacopoeia and Near Eastern cuneiform tablets, and continuing all the way into this century, including the 1966-76 U.S. renaissance of cannabis studies – some 10,000 separate studies on medicines and effects from the hemp plant. Comprehensive compendia of these works are designated as the prime sources for this medical chapter, as well as ongoing interviews with many researchers.