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  Title

  Medical marijuana

  Author

  Haerens, Margaret.  

  Publisher:

  Greenhaven Press,

  Pub date:

  2013.

  Pages:

  222 p. ;

  ISBN:

  9780737760569

  Item info:

  2 copies available at Sugar Grove Campus --Todd Library and Aurora Campus.
  

  • Holdings

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    Sugar Grove Campus --Todd Library	Copies	Material	Location	Map
    RM666 .C266 M432 2013	1	Reference Book	Contemporary Issues
    Aurora Campus	Copies	Material	Location	Map
    RM666 .C266 M432 2013	1	Reference Book	Contemporary Issues

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  ISBN:

  9780737760569 (hardback)

  ISBN:

  0737760567 (hardback)

  ISBN:

  9780737760576 (paperback)

  ISBN:

  0737760575 (paperback)

  Title:

  Medical marijuana / Margaret Haerens and Lynn M. Zott, book editors.

  Publication info:

  Detroit : Greenhaven Press, 2013.

  Physical description:

  222 p. ; 23 cm.

  Series Statement:

  (Opposing viewpoints)

  Contents:

  ch. 1. Should medical marijuana be legal? Medical marijuana should be legal / Daniel J. Pfeifer -- Medical marijuana should not be legal / US Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration -- The US government should reclassify marijuana as a medically acceptable drug / Americans for Safe Access -- The US government should not reclassify marijuana as a medically acceptable drug / Tom Strode -- Medical marijuana will open door to full legalization of marijuana / Christian Science Monitor -- Legalizing medical marijuana is poor public policy / Mary Pat Angelini --

  Contents:

  ch. 2. Is medical marijuana good for society? Medical marijuana is safe and has societal value / Paul Armentano -- Medical marijuana is addictive and destructive / Brittany Farrell -- Marijuana effectively treats a number of health conditions / Center for Health and Pharmaceutical Law and Policy, Seton Hall University School of Law -- Marijuana has no proven medical value / John Hoeffel -- Medical marijuana is widely accepted and used in US society / Norm Kent -- Medical marijuana is overprescribed / Emily Gibson --

  Contents:

  ch. 3. How should access to medical marijuana be managed? Medical marijuana dispensaries need more regulation / Tristan Scott -- Excessive regulation of medical marijuana dispensaries is discriminatory / Brian Doherty -- The Ogden memo will relax medical marijuana enforcement / Christopher Beam -- The Ogden memo did not change federal medical marijuana enforcement policies / Jeralyn E. Merritt -- Veterans should have access to medical marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder / John Grant -- There are various obstacles to granting medical marijuana to veterans / Brian Vastag --

  Contents:

  ch. 4. What are legal issues for patients who use medical marijuana? Medical marijuana users are a public safety risk on the road / Ralph Vartabedian -- Marijuana users and law enforcement must be educated to ensure safe driving / Paul Armentano -- Medical marijuana users should be barred from purchasing firearms / Peter Bella -- Medical marijuana users should not have to give up their gun rights / Phillip Smith -- Employees should not be fired for using medical marijuana / Kelley Vlahos -- At work, a drug dilemma / Stephanie Simon -- Organizations to contact.

  Summary:

  "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.

  Held by:

  TODD AURORA

  Subject term:

  Marijuana--Therapeutic use--United States.

  Subject term:

  Marijuana--Law and legislation--United States.

  Added Entry-Personal Name:

  Haerens, Margaret.

  Added Entry-Personal Name:

  Zott, Lynn M. (Lynn Marie), 1969-

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