Dr. Lester Grinspoon is Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Psychiatric Association, and founding editor of the Harvard Mental Health Letter. He is a recipient of the Alfred R. Lindesmith Award for Achievement in the Field of Scholarship (now awarded by the Drug Policy Alliance).
Principal books:
Marijuana Reconsidered (1971)
The seminal and still the most most influential work on the history of marijuana, often cited in recent publications.
Marihuana: The Forbidden Medicine (1st printing 1993)
Consistently in print for over 20 years, from a lifetime of marijuana research and interviews with users.
Psychedelic Drugs Reconsidered
Psychedelic Reflections (with James B. Bakalar) (1983)
Other books:
Speed Culture: Amphetamine Use and Abuse in America (with Peter Hedblom) (Harvard Paperbacks, 1975)
Cocaine: A Drug and Its Social Evolution (with James B. Bakalar)(1976)
Schizophrenia: Pharamcology and Psychotherapy (1977)
Drug Control in a Free Society (with James B. Bakalar) (1988)
Dr. Grinspoon's Websites:
www.rxmarijuana.com
Marijuana: The Forbidden Medicine (Q&A and 1000's of anecdotes from individuals on their use of medical marijuana)
www.marijuana-uses.com
Uses of Marijuana (permits submission of essays relating to the "enhancing" effects of marijuana such as increased appreciation of music, art and nature, increased creativity, insight, and new ideas).