Cheryl Pellerin is a science writer who approaches complex scientific subjects with clarity and accessibility. Her work delves into the intricacies of the human brain and the potential of plant-based medicine, uncovering fascinating intersections between biology, consciousness, and healing. Through her literary approach, Pellerin offers readers fresh perspectives on science and its impact on our lives.
Recognized as a top cannabis book in 2023, this title explores the multifaceted world of cannabis, offering insights into its history, cultural significance, and evolving legal landscape. It delves into various strains, medicinal uses, and the science behind cannabis, making it an essential read for enthusiasts and newcomers alike. The book aims to educate readers on responsible usage while celebrating the plant's diverse applications and benefits.
Trips shows, using color illustrations, the latest research, and bleeding-edge cultural analogies, how the still-mysterious hallucinogens may work in the still-mysterious brain. Written in language a general audience can understand, the book's tone is light and irreverent, yet at the same time deals with the drug culture in a serious way. Trips offers readers a rare look at the social, cultural, historical, and scientific phenomenon of psychedelics-through the eyes of artists who've grown up with them, regulators who control them, federal scientists who approve and fund their research, and scientists who've spent careers studying them—and in the process fills a growing need for truthful information about drugs. For a generation, people have been worried about false horrors attributed to LSD-chromosome damage (LSD doesn't; coffee and aspirin do), suicide, madness, and flashbacks (no such thing). There are, however, real problems associated with hallucinogens, which until now have been unknown, ignored, or untranslated from the scientific literature. Trips separates the facts from the falsehoods and provides, through the combination of Pellerin’s text and the artwork of legendary American artist Robert Crumb, a practical, entertaining, and yet rock-solid guide.
