RISM Conference Papers: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Cannabis
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The August 1973 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Cannabis Conference convened in Chicago, Illinois. The Conference was part of the Ninth International Congress of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences. The RISM Conference Papers: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Cannabis documents the planning of the 1973 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Cannabis Conference and the process between 1973 and 1975 to publish a volume of papers that were presented by its attendees.
Historical Note
The August 1973 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Cannabis Conference convened in Chicago, Illinois. The Conference was part of the Ninth International Congress of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences. The goal of the Conference was to assemble and review the work going on in different fields of cannabis research. Interest and public concern stemming from the 1960s "drug culture" and rising awareness of drug use resulted in both the private and government funding of multi-disciplinary cannabis research. The conference was attended by anthropologists, botanists, geneticists, pharmacists, psychiatrists, and sociologists. Topics covered included: the origins of cannabis use, its social and cultural impact, expansion of the plant's commercial and medical use, surveys of contemporary marijuana use across the globe, and comparative studies of traditional cannabis use by religious and geographic groups throughout history. The papers presented at the conference were collected and published in a volume entitled Cannabis and Culture. Vera Rubin of the Research Institute for the Study of Man oversaw the production and wrote the introduction.
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The RISM Conference Papers: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Cannabis are arranged into a single series: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Cannabis.
Scope and Contents
The RISM Conference Papers: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Cannabis documents the planning of the 1973 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Cannabis Conference and the process between 1973 and 1975 to publish a volume of papers that were presented by its attendees. The bulk of the collection is composed of subject files that contain correspondence, drafts of research papers, and other documents concerning an individual contributor to the conference and/or volume. There are also a number of folders containing information related to the administrative aspects of both the conference and publication, including budgets, proposals, grants, correspondence with publishers, and drafts of the volume's front matter. Other highlights found in the collection are a cache of biographies and resumes of featured scientists, materials relating to other conferences on Cannabis, and invitations and programs from the 1973 Conference.
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Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
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Identification of item, date (if known); The Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Cannabis Conference, RISM Conference Papers; record group 16(h); New York University Archives , New York University Libraries.
