Title:
Medical marijuana / Margaret Haerens and Lynn M. Zott, book editors.
Author:
Haerens, Margaret.
Zott, Lynn M. (Lynn Marie), 1969-
Publication Information:
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, 2013.
Call Number:
RM666.C266 M432 2013
Abstract:
This volume explores the topic of medical marijuana, the use of cannabis as a physician-recommended form of medicine or herbal therapy, by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that surround this issue. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.
"Medical Marijuana: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"-- Provided by publisher.
A collection of essays on both sides of the medical marijuana debate.
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ISBN:
9780737760576
9780737760569
Series:
Opposing viewpoints
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Contents:
Medical marijuana should be legal / Medical marijuana should not be legal / The U.S. government should reclassify marijuana as a medically acceptable drug / The U.S. government should not reclassify marijuana as a medically acceptable drug / Medical marijuana will open door to full legalization of marijuana / Legalizing medical marijuana is poor public policy
Medical marijuana is safe and has societal value / Medical marijuana is addictive and destructive / Marijuana effectively treats a number of health conditions / Marijuana has no proven medical value / Medical marijuana is widely accepted and used in U.S. society / Medical marijuana is overprescribed
Medical marijuana dispensaries need more regulation / Excessive regulation of medical marijuana dispensaries is discriminatory / The Ogden memo will relax medical marijuana enforcement / The Ogden memo did not change federal medical marijuana enforcement policies / Veterans should have access to medical marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder / There are various obstacles to granting medical marijuana to veterans
Medical marijuana users are a public safety risk on the road / Marijuana users and law enforcement must be educated to ensure safe driving / Medical marijuana users should be barred from purchasing firearms / Medical marijuana users should not have to give up their gun rights / Employees should not be fired for using medical marijuana / At work, a drug dilemma
Reading Level:
Grades 10-12.
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