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Can you become dependent on cannabis? Many users would deny it, pointing to
the lack of a clearly defined withdrawal syndrome. Yet up to half of those who
use the drug daily find it difficult to cut down, and continue to use it despite
the problems it throws up in their lives. In The Science of Marijuana
Leslie Iversen shatters a few pharmacological myths. Published by Oxford,
£18.99, ISBN 0195131231.

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