Mental status examination

Marijuana Legalization It is not uncommon for a policy issue to polarize and divide a nation. Yet, few policy issues reach as many different areas of the United States’ government as marijuana legalization does. Through all branches and aspects of government, the concept of marijuana legalization can be applied and understood. In order to better frame the policy issue, the policy should be viewed with different lenses and all aspects of government. In this essay, it will be shown how marijuana…

According to the Drug Policy Alliance article, “Marijuana Legalization in Colorado: One-Year Status Report,” state that the city of Denver saw a decrease violent crime rates in the first eleven months, it went down by 2.2 percent. The crime rate in burglaries also decreased by 9.5 percent and overall property crime decreased by 5.9 percent (Drug…

Gerardo Zavala Sophia Desilva English 12 February 24, 2016 Title What if there was a plant that could benefit everyone? What if that plant had the ability to help people with medical needs? What if that plat was marijuana, one of the most political debates in the United States. In this paper one will be informed of all the advantages and disadvantages about marijuana. Marijuana is not a bad drug; because it can be used for benefiting the government, schools would receive money from the…

When there is nothing left in the prescription drug world and all traditional methods of treatment are exhausted what safe alternatives are out there? Prescription drugs have seen a fair share of criticism over the years, although potentially saving millions of lives, some are dangerous and it is not uncommon when you turn on your television to see a commercial addressing the public about a lawsuit against a prescription drug company for having some horrible side-effect. Marijuana is the world’s…

In a country whereby the most highly harmful drug available which is legal, the British government’s official scientific body on drug policy concluded that [legally regulated drugs] alcohol and tobacco are “significantly more harmful than marijuana.”, is regulated, sold and taxed is there for individuals to buy then surely a system can be placed whereby cannabis can be decriminalised and used in proportion for that countries individuals. Although the investigation was done in the UK, Irelands…

Marijuana: Justification for Solution Solution: Use of caffeine, ephedrine, nicotine, betel, ephedrine, methylphenidate and the like are not illegal but their overuse results in harm. Nicotine is linked with cancer and caffeine negatively impacts health (Fothergill 71). In comparison marijuana intake results in a well-being feeling. It erases symptoms of many diseases and is fairly safe for the users. Marijuana can be compared with ice cream – if abused both items will result in injurious side…

The use of marijuana is soon to become legalized in Canada. Marijuana use is a controversial topic due to the beliefs held concerning the effects it can have on a person. A social issues statement surrounding cannabis is that its legalization will result in favorable outcomes for the vast majority Canadian citizens. The issue here is not whether marijuana should be legalized or not, since that is inevitable at this point, but what effect will legalizing marijuana will have on the country as a…

shrink, groundwater wells are destroyed and their houses flood. This situation is precarious for a number of reasons. Economically, these small island nations are a blip on the economic radar (Birkey, 2014.) Geographically, their location creates mental distance from the problem and the bystander effect comes into play. However, some nations act on behalf of climate change refugees, usually out of self-interest. An example would be China, a nation that suffers large losses each year in lives and…

As the minds of Americans open wider and marijuana laws loosen up, new methods of smoking are appearing everywhere. One of the more popular of these methods is dabbing. Dabbing is the inhalation of vapor from super-concentrated cannabis. As the popularity of dabbing increases so does the market that surrounds it. A plethora of dabbing products is hitting the shelves of head shops everywhere. It just may be the future of smoking. THE BEGINNING OF DABBING AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA 2012 saw the…

“Thus, the controversy about the Moral Majority arises not only from its views, but from its name – which, in the minds of many, seems to imply that only one set of public policies is moral and only one majority can possibly be right” – Edward Kennedy. The world we live in today is full of people of different ethics, cultures, and mentalities. When there is an issue and there are different responses or points of view towards it, it is a controversy. In most parts of the world, different mindsets…