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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...

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...

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

1993, p. 23). The authors believe that if people see patients using marijuana and "functioning fine," they will question why its i...

are written in this formal document (Jatala and Seevers, 2006). Others believe the IEP is "a reference point in the context of a s...

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

of such states as Montana (Anonymous, 2005), Rhode Island (Roman, 2006) as well as Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Ne...

the listeners understanding of the fact that fever is a typical sign of infection, though obviously its not the only one; nor is i...

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

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

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

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

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

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

to reduce pain remains controversial. A 2001 meta-analysis of 39 clinical studies found that marijuanas was no more effective in...

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

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

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...

legalization with federal, state, and local government statistics; competition; elasticity; supply and demand evaluations; tax rev...

B.C. when it was a sparsely population area (Pearson Education 2008). The Nok culture is known to have resided there between 800 B...

attacking any fundamental problems in the process that do not add value, establishing systems that will identify any problems, al...

Another loss of life associated with war is the loss of wildlife and the destruction of nature. War creates battlefields that rese...

understand the impact and potential influences of teacher expectation. 6. The student should understand and be able to design appr...

dangerous or physically addictive. Of course, there is some debate about the safety of marijuana. Curtis claims that the FDA will...

a smile. Anyone who is capable of lifting and carrying about 15 pounds and who is honest can be a bagger. There are a number of ...

one had to make a leap of faith because history was unimportant in the quest for Jesus (Geisler, 1999). Cain (1999) reports the ...

point Silko goes on to illustrate how she was taught, by her father, how to use guns, how to hunt, and how to always protect herse...

large number of arguments that are spread over the same chronological period it may be argued that this is a logical structure (Do...

$1 billion on 35 million customer cards (Cardline, 2004). The company also installed automatic machines for making the coffee (Pa...

background of hospital RNs is a significant factor in providing quality nursing care, as this study showed that the level of educa...