As much as it pains me to admit it, this book is really not worth reading. Subsequent events made much of the info obsolete. As a historical artifact it's really well done and probably a worthwhile read in the year 2000. Now - not so much.
The one thing I came away with was that medical marijuana was a pretty stupid project. All drugs should be legalized recreationally and medicalizing this stuff just needlessly complicates the whole endeavor of advancing human liberty.