6 thoughts on “Problem Memo- Legalization of Medical Marijuana for the treatment of chronic illness”
Hi! This is a great topic and an important problem to address. I thought that you did a nice job outlining the need to have medical marijuana legalized throughout the country not only because of the medical benefits but as well as the financial benefits to the government. One of the evidence you stated was that “In 2013, the use of medical marijuana as a replacement for pharmaceutical intervention saved Medicare almost $165 million.” Our country spends so much on health care each year, and we have such a high government budget deficit, that this extra savings would be very beneficial to our country.
I actually spent 6 months in Australia. My professor at the time spoke alot about the reasons holding back legalization at that time (2013) was the idea of addiction. His researched debunked the fact the person suffering from addiction is not fully responsible for their addiction and the socio-economic climate plays a big part as well. Australia has definitely been a leader of the pack when it comes to research on drug use. My professor there spent 6 months with a shaman smoking things that he could not explained and documented his experiences.
I love topic. The use of the quotes from the former Surgeon General was very compelling. The introduction was intriguing and grabbed my attention. Comparing where the U.S is among other nations is also a great point. I would just suggest to really specify one or two things you would like to be changed. I think that you did a great job and bringing attention to this issue. Now we just to be able to help Secretary Price to identify your suggestions to fix the issue and move on them.
I think this is a great topic and I look forward to learning more about it from the development of your memo and your presentation. I have a suggestion though about your paragraph on New York though. Personally I suffer from an autoimmune disease that comes with chronic pain. New York State’s laws make it incredibly difficult to access medical marijuana unless your illness falls under a few very specific categories. You can also only get it at specific locations (which is difficult for people who have limited mobility or don’t live near a dispensary) and only certain doctors can prescribe it. It is almost like it isn’t legal here because there are still so many restrictions. It might be worthwhile to do some research in the challenges that the chronically ill community has experienced in accessing the drug.
Hi Lucy, thanks for you’re feedback! I did notice how difficult obtaining the prescription and that Doctors that are permitted to prescribe are limited to a number of patients, I think I recall 5. I will definetly address those barriers in the future papers!
With one receipt showing $93.55 and the other shows $111. 55 said it all. Also the way the number 5 is written it’s obvious to the naked eye that the hand writing is different. Not to mention the credit card statement showing the exact amount on the customer copy of what the couple stated they were charged. With that being said the couple did tip. And this is known as deductive reasoning
Hi! This is a great topic and an important problem to address. I thought that you did a nice job outlining the need to have medical marijuana legalized throughout the country not only because of the medical benefits but as well as the financial benefits to the government. One of the evidence you stated was that “In 2013, the use of medical marijuana as a replacement for pharmaceutical intervention saved Medicare almost $165 million.” Our country spends so much on health care each year, and we have such a high government budget deficit, that this extra savings would be very beneficial to our country.
Thanks for your feedback!
I actually spent 6 months in Australia. My professor at the time spoke alot about the reasons holding back legalization at that time (2013) was the idea of addiction. His researched debunked the fact the person suffering from addiction is not fully responsible for their addiction and the socio-economic climate plays a big part as well. Australia has definitely been a leader of the pack when it comes to research on drug use. My professor there spent 6 months with a shaman smoking things that he could not explained and documented his experiences.
I love topic. The use of the quotes from the former Surgeon General was very compelling. The introduction was intriguing and grabbed my attention. Comparing where the U.S is among other nations is also a great point. I would just suggest to really specify one or two things you would like to be changed. I think that you did a great job and bringing attention to this issue. Now we just to be able to help Secretary Price to identify your suggestions to fix the issue and move on them.
I think this is a great topic and I look forward to learning more about it from the development of your memo and your presentation. I have a suggestion though about your paragraph on New York though. Personally I suffer from an autoimmune disease that comes with chronic pain. New York State’s laws make it incredibly difficult to access medical marijuana unless your illness falls under a few very specific categories. You can also only get it at specific locations (which is difficult for people who have limited mobility or don’t live near a dispensary) and only certain doctors can prescribe it. It is almost like it isn’t legal here because there are still so many restrictions. It might be worthwhile to do some research in the challenges that the chronically ill community has experienced in accessing the drug.
Hi Lucy, thanks for you’re feedback! I did notice how difficult obtaining the prescription and that Doctors that are permitted to prescribe are limited to a number of patients, I think I recall 5. I will definetly address those barriers in the future papers!
This is a link on the story about a Gay waitress claiming she was not tip due to her lifestyle.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2013/11/26/deductive-reasoning-gay-waitress-who-claimed-homophobic-customer-message-turns-out-to-be-yet-another-homophobic-fraud/
With one receipt showing $93.55 and the other shows $111. 55 said it all. Also the way the number 5 is written it’s obvious to the naked eye that the hand writing is different. Not to mention the credit card statement showing the exact amount on the customer copy of what the couple stated they were charged. With that being said the couple did tip. And this is known as deductive reasoning