INDIAN HEMP: A SOCIAL MENACE - 1st 1952 - HISTORY OF MARIJUANA, CANNABIS, DRUGS

INDIAN HEMP: A SOCIAL MENACE Book Details + Condition: Christopher Johnson (London). First Edition, 1952. Hardcover with dust jacket. 110 pages with Bibliography. Dr. Donald McI. Johnson, a medical doctor and later a Member of Parliament, investigates the rise of marijuana use in Britain following World War II. The book is widely considered one of the first British texts to frame cannabis, then known as "Indian hemp," as a significant recreational drug problem and a growing threat to society. In very good condition, with firm binding and a clean interior; dust jacket shows normal light aging and wear. All books are carefully packed, and shipped in boxes.