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Safety Protocols and Prevalence of Medical Marijuana Discussion Questions
I’m trying to study for my Political Science course and I need some help to understand this question.
PLEASE COMPLETE TWO PARTS SEPARATELY IN TWO FILE
Discussion Questions 1:
Readings
Required
- Medical Marijuana for Treatment of Chronic Pain and Other Medical and Psychiatric Problems: A Clinical Review, Clinical Review and Education (see attachment)
- Marijuana Legalization: Impact on Physicians and Public Health, NIH
- Self-medication of mood and anxiety disorders with marijuana: Higher in states with medical marijuana laws, NIH
- Podcast: Marijuana Saved Me From Opioid Addiction, Brave New Weed
- Medical Cannabis Laws and Opioid Analgesic Overdose, NIH
- State Medical Marijuana Laws and the Prevalence of Opioids Detected Among Fatally Injured Drivers, NIH
Optional
- Video: A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana
- Podcast: How Can Cannabinoids Disrupt the Opioid Crisis? Brave New Week
- Texas House Public Health committee holds emotional hearing on medical marijuana bills, Daily Texan
Instructions
By the mid-week deadline, answer each of the questions/prompts below with 2 paragraphs using concepts from the text or your own research (be sure to cite correctly). To answer, add a new topic below.
Questions
- What are the challenges you foresee as medical marijuana becomes more and more prevalent?
- Can you think of ways to mitigate those challenges (that don’t include simply criminalizing)?
Discussion Questions 2:
Readings
Required
- What do we know about the impact of the laws related to marijuana? NIH
- Where does California’s cannabis tax money go? You might be surprised, Mercury News
- What really happened after Colorado legalized marijuana? CMAJ
- Lessons Learned From State Marijuana Legalization, SAM
- ER Visits for Kids Rise Significantly After Pot Legalized in Colorado, NBC
Optional
- Legal Weed Surprisingly Strong Tests Find, NBC
- Here’s How Legal Pot Changed CO and WA, Washington Post
- To ensure public health and safety, impose a two-year moratorium on marijuana legalization, The Hill
Instructions
By the mid-week deadline, answer each of the questions/prompts below with 2 paragraphs using concepts from the text or your own research (be sure to cite correctly). To answer, add a new topic below.
Questions
Marijuana is demonstrably safer than alcohol by almost every measure. Why do we treat them so differently?