Marijuana: Not Guilty as Charged

by David R. Ford

MARIJUANA: NOT GUILTY AS CHARGED is a powerful and courageous book exposing the fact that marijuana is the least harmful illegal drug in the world -- actually less harmful than most legal drugs,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965593258
• ISBN13: 9780965593250
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Good Press
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Reader Review of: David R. Ford. "Marijuana: Not Guilty

As a Caribbean person, who has lived most of my life in Guyana and Jamaica, I wish to highly recommend Dave Ford's timely book on the issue of marijuana use and persecution. Though Ford focuses on the problem in the USA he refers to other countries, and especially studies done outside of the USA which serve to support his thesis that marijuana is not guilty as charged. Ask the Rastafarians of Jamaica. He uses an impressive collection of facts to disclaim the various medical problems that are blamed on marijuana use. He shows how marijuana regulation got caught up in the attempt to deal with abuse of drugs such as cocaine and heroin and how the government bureaucracy for reasons which reasonable people can speculate on, refuses to correct. The noted Caribbean jurist, Aubrey Fraser, documented this same issue.The hysteria surrounding the war on drugs creates a climate in which it is difficult for reasonable and workable approaches to drug use reduction and user rehabilitation to be implemented even though we have examples around the world of what works and what doesn't. A neglected aspect of the war on marijuana which Ford also discusses is how the war has drastically reduced the cultivation and use of hemp, one of the most useful plants known to man.I would highly recommend Ford's book to anyone who is interested in the truth about marijuana and wants to be empowered to make an intelligent choice about what this relatively harmless intoxicant really is all about. It would be remiss if I did not also note that one of the things that is lost because of the irrational approach to marijuana use is the medical benefits of this plant. This has been the subject of study by scientists around the world, including specialists in Jamaica, the UK, and the USA and is one of the points Ford makes in his book.

Someday the Truth Will Triumph

I am a disabled person who was overjoyed to read David Ford's wonderful exposè. My progressive condition should be causing unbearable pain and spasms at this point...and DOES without this great medicine. Someday the truth will triumph because of people such as Mr. Ford and books as bold as his. Someday this book will be a collector's item, like the Soviet flag, because of works like this. I have heard Mr. Ford on talk radio, as well. With his survivor's courage and enlightened convictions-having won his battle with cancer with a big help from marijuana-David Ford provides a wealth of knowledge and insight into the absolutely ridiculous and ineffective War On Drugs. This WOD, this total misuse of our money, is being promoted by alcohol, tobacco, and pharmaceutical companies. Dirty politics? You bet! Marijuana is a superior product plain and simple, and more doctors would publicly agree if they could do so without negative consequences. After reading "Marijuana: Not Guilty As Charged," I would not be surprised if the future reveals some sort of conspiracy involving advocates for the gun industry and the DEA's War On Drugs...perhaps gun lobbyists pressing officials to pass WOD budgets to fuel more crime to increase the demand for firearms. In any event, the War On Drugs has achieved this: in every American city, illegal drugs are more readily available today than ever before. And not many consider the by-products of the WOD's destruction, the constant displacement of farmers in developing countries among them. CLEARLY, the War On Drugs has become an out-of-control habit supported by taxpayers coerced by ill-conceived laws. Mr. Ford's book has an easy style and light approach, but makes one think deeply...and hope for a sequel.

Straight Information and a good read

As a cancer survivor, the author is obviously is passionate about his subject.This book reads like a novel. Anyone with fifth grade reading skills will find it a pleasure to read compared to so many books on this subject that are too technical to hold ones interest. Author Ford keeps the pages turning with interesting stories from his own life as he seeks to bring some balance to the information about medical marijuana.In the face of continual government propaganda, it's a pleasure to hear some truth regarding this sensitive and controversial subject. The author makes a clear case that marijuana has outstanding medical value, and presents sound reasons why this medicine is withheld from sick and dying patients. The book covers the history of marijuana; and how and why it is demonized and forbidden medicine.

Ignorance is no excuse for injustice!

David Ford has provided the weapon of honesty, to reveal the politics and total hypocrisy of the war against the world's least harmful medicine, and high.Ford's combination of comprehensive and chronological scientific, political and social facts laced with the stories of human tragedy is a powerful voice in the darkness. No one who reads this book with the motive of seeking true understanding of this modern witch hunt can ever view this outrage with indifference again.If ignorance is no excuse for the law, then we must conclude, if we are to avoid a double standard, that ignorance is no excuse for injustice.

Important facts for medical relief-seekers.

Mr. Ford's bold writing challenges government positions on marijuana as medicine by pointing out that the government ignored the facts and caved in to industry lobbying, corruption which began nearly a century ago. The fact that it has taken so long to overturn its traditional viewpoint, particularly in light of modern methods which have proven that marijuana is extremely helpful in the relief of a variety of symptoms, shows that big money still decides what's best for American citizens. Mr. Ford leads a battle for truth, and behind him stands an aging generation seeking fairness in politics and access to proven medicinal methods. A very important work.