Marihuana: America's New Drug Problem. A Sociologic Question with Its Basic Explanation Dependent on Biologic and Medical Principles

Cannabis sativa or Indian hemp grows spontaneously in almost all climates and places and is easily available. It is perhaps the oldest narcotic which has been indulged in by the human race and its use in one form or another prevails all over the world. The drug is habitually used to a considerable extent in India, Egypt, North Africa, and Central Asia, and millions of people are addicted to it. In his admirable monograph Professor Walton has made an attempt to make a survey of our present knowledge of 1 hashish' or ' marihuana' as it is called in America. Its use during the last ten years has become a serious menace to