"The Marihuana Papers" (1966)

Indianapolis, Indiana, US, and New York City: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. (book, anthology), 1966.
9.25" x 6.25" x 1.625", 448 pages, hardcover with dust jacket.

The Marihuana Papers, an anthology edited by David Solomon, as published in hardcover by Bobbs-Merrill (Indianapolis, Indiana, US, and New York City) in 1966. Introduction by Alfred R. Lindesmith, PhD. Book and dust jacket designed by Martin Stephen Moskof.

William S. Burroughs contributes "Points of Distinction between Sedative and Consciousness-Expanding Drugs" on pages 388–395.

This copy was acquired from Cult Jones (Antwerp, Belgium).

Maynard & Miles B22. Shoaf II.28.

Contents:

• David Solomon: "Editor's Foreword: The Marihuana Myths"
• Alfred R. Lindesmith, PhD: "Introduction"
• "Book One: Historical, Sociological, and Cultural Papers":
• Dr. Norman Taylor: "The Pleasant Assassin: The Story of Marihuana"
• Dr. Alfred R. Lindesmith: "The Marihuana Problem: Myth or Reality?"
• Dr. Howard S. Becker: "Marihuana: A Sociological Overview":
• "Becoming a Marihuana User"
• "Marihuana Use and Social Control"
• "The Marihuana Tax Act"
• George Morris Carstairs, DPM, FRCP: "Bhang and Alcohol: Cultural Factors in the Choice of Intoxicants"
• Dr. Timothy Leary: "The Politics, Ethics, and Meaning of Marijuana"
• W. Reininger: "Historical Notes"
• "Book Two: Literary and Imaginative Papers":
• François Rabelais: "The Herb Pantagruelion"
• Théophile Gautier: "The Hashish Club"
• Charles Baudelaire: "An Excerpt from The Seraphic Theatre"
• Fitzhugh Ludlow: "Selections from the Hasheesh Eater"
• Paul Bowles: "The Story of Lahcen and Idir"
• Terry Southern: "Red-Dirt Marihuana"
• Allen Ginsberg: "First Manifesto to End the Bringdown"
• Victor Robinson, MD: "Experiments with Hashish"
• Sheldon Cholst, MD: "Notes on the Use of Hashish"
• "Book Three: Scientific Papers":
• Mayor LaGuardia's Committee on Marihuana: "The Marihuana Problen in the City of New York":
• "Foreword"
• "Introduction"
• "The Sociological Study"
• "The Clinical Study":
• "Medical Aspects":
• "Symptoms and Behavior"
• "Organic and Systemic Functions"
• "Psychological Aspects":
• "Psychophysical ... Functions"
• "Intellectual Functioning"
• "Emotional Reactions and General Personality Structure"
• "Family and Community Ideologies"
• "Comparison between Users and Non-Users"
• "Addiction and Tolerance"
• "Possible Therapeutic Applications"
• "Pharmacological Study"
• "Summary"
• Samuel Allentuck, MD, and Karl Bowman, MD: "Psychiatric Aspects of Marihuana Intoxication"
• George Tayleur Stockings, MB, MS, DPM: "A New Euphoriant for Depressive Mental States"
• Lloyd J. Thompson, MD, and Richard Proctor, MD: "Pyrahexyl in the Treatment of Alcoholic and Drug Withdrawal Conditions"
• William S. Burroughs: "Points of Distinction between Sedative and Consciousness-Expanding Drugs"
• Dr. Robert Walton: "Therapeutic Application of Marihuana"
• Dr. William H. McGlothlin: "Cannabis: A Reference"
• Appendix:
• United Nations Economic and Social Council: "The Question of Cannabis"
• "The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937"
• "Propaganda Poster of the Period"
• Index