Professional Organizations and Credentialing Examinations | The American Association Of Medical Assistants & TheAmerican Medical Billing Association Introduction Throughout the medical community there are a growing number of organizations whom offer certification exams for those looking to enter the medical assisting field or other allied health profession. Few of these organizations offer the high
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New Mexico‚ Oregon‚ Rhode Island‚ Vermont‚ and Washington‚ and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana (“Medical”‚ 1). Although in these states medicinal marijuana is legal‚ we don’t just live under the state law. We also live under a larger law‚ the federal government. “In 1996 activists in California‚ led by Dennis Peron‚ organized a ballot proposition to legalize medical marijuana. Proposition 215‚ also called the Compassionate Use Act of 1996‚ passed by 55.58 percent of
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use would be cannabis; however the word marijuana has been used since the 1920’s. While its use is most widely known as a recreational drug‚ its use for medicinal purpose has been used as far back as the 1970’s. In an article from the The Palm Beach Post‚ (1972) scientists even then stated that the use of marijuana could be beneficial to patients who suffered from high blood pressure‚ depression and glaucoma. Marijuana has been used for recreation. Dronabinol‚ which contains cannabis‚ is used to treat
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3: Persuasive “Advantages of Legalizing Marijuana” Advantages of Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana use is on the rise‚ especially among teenagers and young adults. With the recent laws passed in eight states about legalizing medical marijuana ‚ many stand divided when it comes to this never ending debate‚ but I firmly believe that this miracle working drug should be legalized throughout the United States. Marijuana is by far the most commonly used illegal drug. Statistics
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Advantages of Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana use is on the rise‚ especially among teenagers and young adults. With the recent laws passed in eight states‚ legalizing medical marijuana many stand divided when it comes to this never ending debate‚ but I firmly believe that this miracle working drug should be legalized throughout the United States. Marijuana is by far the most commonly used illegal drug. Statistics show that over 70 million Americans have tried Marijuana and more that 20 million
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states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws protecting medical marijuana patients from state prosecution property crime in the city is down by more than 11 percent from the same six-month period of 2013. The state has collected about $35 million in taxes about a dozen other states are considering legalization in some form in the next few years. Creates job (farmers‚ dispensary employees) . States that have legalized medical marijuana have nearly 25 percent fewer deaths from overdoses involving
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purposes. We will look at the states that have legalized marijuana‚ and those states requirements. First‚ what is ‘Marijuana”? Marijuana is a dry shredded green and brown flowers‚ leaves‚ stems or seeds. The leaves are derived the hemp plant “Cannabis sativa.” The active chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol‚ better known as THC. This active ingredient‚ THC is why the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 is the governing factor over Marijuana. http://www.drugabuse.gov/infofacts/marijuana
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Hopeless Effort Legalization of marijuana for medical purposes has been proposed to help those who have severe illnesses or pain. While I myself am not a user of marijuana‚ I have seen the effects first hand of what it does to people. I do have an uncle who is fighting an extremely painful and evasive cancer so I know what it is like to have a relative in pain or suffering from a severe illness. Many people argue that medical marijuana will be beneficial to such people‚ but this is not
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Harvesting your cannabis does not mean that it is now ready for use. You need to first ensure that you dry it out properly‚ cure it gently‚ and then store it in an efficient way. The whole process starts with identifying the ideal time for harvesting your weed buds. Harvesting at the right time is essential to ensure that your product has the right level of THC. The process should not be delayed as well‚ because THC turns to other‚ more dangerous compounds if the buds are not harvested. There are
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Yes we cannabis By Roger Parloff‚ senior editor @FortuneMagazine March 21‚ 2013: 4:11 PM ET * * * * * EmailPrint (Fortune) Jason Levin‚ a young engineer who lives in Berkeley‚ is addressing a group of 30 angel investors gathered in a long conference room at Seattle’s stodgy Washington Athletic Club. Levin is hoping to persuade one or more of the people around the table to invest in the startup company he envisions‚ called Uptoke‚ in exchange for a stake in the company
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