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Hypothetical Marijuana Study

such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning in early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts" (DSM-IV,...

The History of Marijuana; Legal Status and Usage

6,000 BCE as well as for textiles in 4,000 BCE in China and it is also recorded as being used as a medicine in China in 2727 (Narc...

Various Psychology Assignments

several European universities have parapsychology departments that investigate ESP, 96 percent of the scientists of the US Nationa...

Reefer Madness: Marijuana Use in the 1950s

of trepidation. Not only was the drug then illegal in all states, the government had effectively convinced the public that mariju...

Pharmacology and Psychology of Marijuana

THC, and it is "present in all parts of both the male and female plants but is most concentrated in the resin (cannabin) in the fl...

Current Views on Drug Addiction

(Flores, 2005). Mechanism of Action A THC receptor in the brain receives the THC compound to create either or both "halluci...

Recreational Drugs and Their Negative Impact

Wilson, 2003). Short term effects are memory lapses, impairment of coordination and speech and the commonly associated drunken beh...

Criminal Justice VI

initiated by the police, who have more freedom and a wider range of choices in how to proceed when dealing with a juvenile than wi...

Canada and Marijuana Legalization

stated that both the political and public attitude towards the legalization of marijuana is greatly "skewed" (NORML). One Cons...

Illegal Drugs and Their Impact

a variety of legal prescriptions under false pretenses, one is actually taking drugs illegally. Similarly, teenagers are no allowe...

Legalization of Marijuana

wrestles with a myriad of questions about substance use and abuse. First, there are good reasons why marijuana should be legali...

Marijuana and its Effects

been absolutely established is that THC does attach itself to brain receptors associated with "thought, memory, concentration, and...

Marijuana Propaganda verses Fact

Our society has changed radically over recent history. One of the reflections of this change is an evolution in the way that...

Overview of a Criminal Justice Study on Marijuana Use

This research paper consists of an analysis of Green, et al's 2010 study, "Does heavy adolescent marijuana use lead to criminal in...

Those Who Use Marijuana, Those Who Don't and Attitudinal Variations

came up with a theory as to why people utilized marijuana for pleasure (Hallstone, 2002). This sociologist looked at drug use from...

Argument in Favor of Marijuana

thus freeing up money and space for more serious criminals. If marijuana were legal the law enforcement industry could spend more ...

Economic Benefits of Marijuana Legalization

Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana Touted). The spokesman for Nevadans for Responsible Law Enforcement, Billy Rogers, stated "We are...

Case Study on the Workplace and Drugs

by speaking with these individuals who seem to stay out late, arrive to work late and look disheveled, a new situation presents it...

Argument Against Legalization of Marijuana

could be a prescribed drug, similar to what is done with morphine" (Marijuana - the Pros and Cons of Legalization, 2003). Clear...

Opposition to Marijuana Legalization

mean that certain professionals could legally take a smoke break and then go into surgery to perform delicate operations (Harbath,...

Marijuana Possession Arrests

In a paper that consists of five pages the incidences of incarceration among individuals arrested for marijuana possession are con...

Pros and Cons of Marijuana Legalization

in and of itself, and as such should not be legalized. Now, this argument can vary greatly. Some may argue that we already have al...

Marijuana and the Advantages of Legalization

This paper consists of ten pages and discusses how legalizing marijuana would carry with it the advantages of crime reduction, pri...

Tobacco versus Marijuana

In six pages this paper presents the argument that since legalized tobacco represents health threats there is no reason not to als...

Marijuana and Its Cognitive Effects

sharp increase in its use (1994). Indeed, part of the reason why the drug is popuolar is becuae its destructive effects are not ad...

Marijuana Legalization and Economic Benefits

to legalizing marijuana. The author states that "Supporters of an initiative that would decriminalize marijuana in Nevada said ...

Post 1950 West and Marijuana

long history of the manner in which marijuana is perceived and regulated throughout the world. While western countries s...

Economic and Social Benefits of Marijuana Legalization

to make changes to the society. this becomes more evident when we note that "While the number of offenders in each major offense c...

Addiction and Marijuana

g of cannabis, and up to 2-3 mgs can induce pleasurable effects for the occasional marijuana user (Hall and Solowij, 1998, p. 1611...

Literature Review on Stress Agents

often takes more than 20 years for the effects of cigarette smoke to develop into a detectable malignancy" (p. PG). II. ADOLESCEN...