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Nesson said he had hoped that several experts—including Lester S. Grinspoon, an associate professor emeritus at Harvard Medical School, and Jeffrey A. Miron, director of undergraduate studies in economics—would be allowed to testify to the harmlessness of marijuana...
Today is “4/20,” a day celebrated by marijuana smokers across the country—and here at Harvard, Lester Grinspoon is continuing his crusade for the legalization of cannabis in the U.S.Grinspoon, an associate professor emeritus of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School (HMS), has advocated for legalization ever since the early 1970s when, he said, the drug helped his son overcome the painful side effects of chemotherapy.Inspired by his son’s struggle, Grinspoon wrote several controversial books including “Marijuana Reconsidered,” in which he presented a case...
...Halpern’s results, frequent peyote users did better on the cognitive exam than those who struggled with alcoholism, and even outperformed Navajos who were alcohol- and peyote-free.The study also revealed that frequent peyote use causes no long-term psychological damage.According to Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus Lester Grinspoon, who specializes in the effects of psychotropic drugs, a typical sacrament ceremony entails encircling a campfire and swallowing peyote buttons.During the height of the ensuing hallucinations, generally after vomiting profusely, users perform a series of ritualistic songs and dances, culminating in a breakfast feast at sunrise...
...people have been asking questions about Israel,” said Grubina, who is Hillel’s Grinspoon Israel Advocacy Intern. “I think it’s been a great way for people to find out what Israeli life and culture is about aside from what you hear on the news...
...David H. Grinspoon is a planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder Colorado. His book Lonely Planets: The Natural Philosophy of Alien Life will be published next week...