Is marijuana good medicine? Many claims about pot’s beneficial effects just don’t hold up. July 26‚ 2012|David Sack | Dr. David Sack is a psychiatrist and addiction specialist. He is chief executive of Promises Treatment Centers and Elements Behavioral Health in Southern California | | | | * The L.A. City Council to ban marijuana shops outright until it has clearer… (Damian Dovarganes / Associated…) The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to ban medical marijuana dispensaries
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a daily basis we have seen many patients come in “acting crazy” post cannabis use (young adults). marijuana remains to be classified as a schedule I substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act‚ “a designation declaring it to have high abuse potential and no currently accepted medical use “.(Bostwick‚ 2012). But the article does show that “at least some benefit for smoked marijuana in stimulating appetite‚ particularly in AIDS-related wasting syndrome‚ and in combating chemotherapy-induced
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Marijuana Madness: A Look at Organizational Implications After the release of the film “Reefer Madness” in 1936 and all of the horrible things marijuana is purported to make a person do‚ who would have thought marijuana would ever gain legal status anywhere in the U.S.? It only took 76 years but on November 6th‚ 2012 marijuana became legal for recreational use in two states: Colorado and Washington. This report aims to analyze the many organizational aspects that need to be established in order
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Financial Terms and Roles By: Efrain Gonzalez FIN/370 June 5‚ 2013 Ghassan Rahal During this brief summary the author will identify a list of terms followed by the role each one plays in finance. The terms that will be identified are: finance‚ efficient market‚ primary market‚ secondary market‚ risk‚ security‚ stock‚ bond‚ capital‚ debt‚ yield‚ rate of return‚ return on investment‚ and last but not least cash flow. Finance is the history of funds management‚ saving and lending money‚ how
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Article/Case Law Search Ngozi Ofolomah HCS/430 February 4‚ 2013 Vanessa Williams Article/Case Law Search The aftermath of the 9/11 in 2001‚ has left the United States of America in frenzy. It is this particular event that has been devastating to our nation and unforgettable. Furthermore‚ stressing the importance of the safety and health of the general public. September 11‚ has caused federal and state governments to merge public health and public safety into one. This merger brought about
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Book Report: Man’s search for Meaning There are many significant ideas in the book that not only rang true to me but also helped me grow with challenges I face both personally and professionally. Professionally‚ as a supervisor and subordinate – I have always maintained a high expectation of myself and others. Over the years‚ I have learned that my expectations shouldn’t be judged on others with their abilities as we each have our unique set of qualities. Frankl wrote‚ “No man should judge
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Alcohol abuse creates unhealthy situations and also brings out a defiant side in many individuals. April Raintree‚ the protagonist in the novel In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Mosionier‚ challenges the adverse effects of alcoholism; however‚ Mosionier proposes that hope can be found in situations where alcohol is abused. Alcoholism has destructive effects on families and the inner-workings of the familial relationships‚ but overcoming these hardships allows opportunity for individual growth
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recreational For legal purposes I can’t say for reasons of confidentiality. I will start off with this statement‚ from a very close friend of mines he tells me all the time that smoking marijuana is a great way to start your days and also end them. Yet he says he is afraid to smoke this “Great Plant” he calls it outside of his home for fear of imprisonment. Yes it is true in some states is medicinal and in some others and more to come it is for recreational purpose. Meaning you can smoke it anywhere as long
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F-Essay format 6 November 2013 T-Effects of legalization of marijuana in the U.S. If the U.S. Legalized Marijuana Although marijuana has not one reported death in history the government can still find ways to convince the American people that it is deadlier than alcohol which kills 75‚000 U.S. citizens per year. The government made the medicine illegal after they found out the plant could be grown in or around the home. With the plant available to the general public the government did
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END THE PROHIBITION ON MARIJUANA AND INDUSTRIAL HEMP Outline Thesis Statement: Legalization of industrialized hemp and marijuana benefits our economy‚ decriminalizes a 35 billion dollar a year industry‚ creates jobs‚ and makes sense for the environment. I. Marijuana has been illegal in the United States since the Marihuana Stamp Tax Act was enacted by congress in 1937 A. A Brief History B. Marijuana Cash Crop II. The prohibition of marijuana contributes to a black market system‚ which
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