MEMORY/PERCEPTION/BEHAVIOR 1. Attention‚ memory and learning are impaired among heavy marijuana users‚ even after users discontinued its use for at least 24 hours. Heavy marijuana use is associated with residual neuropsychological effects even after a day of supervised abstinence from the drug. Heavy users displayed significantly greater impairment than light users on attention/executive functions‚ as evidenced particularly by greater preservations on card sorting and reduced learning of word
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Research Design (Assignment 2) I will be conducting a study using a true experimental research design in order to investigate the effects of marijuana use on an individual’s problem solving ability. Marijuana use is the independent variable which is operationally defined as consumption in the form of smoking 0.5 grams of cannabis in a marijuana cigarette. Problem solving abilities is the dependent variable which is operationally defined as the total score on various math problems as well as time
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Psychological Disorders associated with Marijuana When I started my research I was initially interested in marijuana legalization and the debate between why or why not our country should legalize the substance all together. However‚ throughout my time researching valid points on why cannabis is illegal now and reasons why it shouldn’t be illegal‚ I found myself more drawn to the psychological studies of the substance. The certain psychological effects the drug has on certain people became very
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you often see ads portraying the negative effects of these drugs‚ such as how drugs kill or how they are ruining lives. Statistics are usually avoided- how many people actually die from drugs a year? Of course‚ there are people out there who abuse this substance but what about the people who do not? How harmful drugs can be and how drugs are ‘killing off’ American (Baron‚ 2015) is often discussed but the accuracy is unreliable. There are a
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The Effects of the Legalization of Marijuana on the Economy Marijuana‚ weed‚ pot‚ Mary Jane‚ anyway you put it; cannabis has been a very controversial topic for many years. Cannabis‚ the technical term for marijuana‚ is a preparation of the cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine. Marijuana is known to heightened mood or euphoria‚ help with relaxation‚ and increase a person’s appetite. The bad side effects of using marijuana are dry mouth‚ red eyes‚ a decrease
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Many sociological issues within society can have both short and long term impacts on students and their school communities‚ this essay will focus on how rural location can affect learning communities‚ classroom interaction and student learning outcomes as well as provide recommendations to cater for diversity in regards to location. When discussing location it is important to know what is meant by the term rural; “The Commonwealth Government recently defined rural as all non-metropolitan places with
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Paige McFarland Professor Rock Neelly ENG 102 10 April 2013 Marijuana What is Marijuana? Marijuana is often called pot‚ grass‚ reefer‚ weed‚ herb‚ Mary Jane‚ or MJ. Marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and flowers of Cannabis sativa. What is Cannabis? Cannabis comes from the cannabis plant (cannabis sativa). It grows wild in many of the tropical and temperate areas of the world. It can be grown in almost any climate. The main ingredient in cannabis
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Should medical marijuana be made legal? There are many people who overlook the beneficial effects of marijuana. Society today would say that it is just a gateway drug that is only abused‚ but in reality marijuana is just misunderstood. There are many good uses that we can gain from this natural plant. Marijuana could be beneficial to the body‚ if used properly. There are countless legal proscription drugs and non-proscription drugs that are by far more dangerous than marijuana. Lastly‚ America
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is obvious that for years marijuana has been misconceived as a harmless drug. Contrary to popular opinion marijuana should not be legalized. Though benefits like tax revenue and medical use are tempting arguments‚ marijuana is not worth the adverse destruction it causes. Marijuana is addictive‚ permitting it will lead to the legalization of other dangerous drugs‚ and it causes permanent physical and brain damage. However‚ to properly discredit the myths about marijuana we must first display the facts
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smoking‚ or eating a tiny green plant. Marijuana is a plant known for its use as a psychoactive drug‚ or medicine. While illegal in most states many people like the euphoric experience that it gives you‚ and most times it can be a good experience. The effects cannabis has on one’s mind is a two way street‚ and this experience can either be a very nice experience‚ or or a not so nice experience for the user. On the bright side when you consume marijuana the experience can be a literal high. You
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