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UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Liberal Study
Upper Level
Credits: 4
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) : Spring 1.
Course Description:
Students will gain a multidisciplinary understanding of medical marijuana through a survey course addressing the following topics: the ethnobotanical origins of cannabis as a medicine; the historical and cultural context of marijuana in the United States; history and debates surrounding the legalization and criminalization of marijuana; scientific evidence and debates regarding the use of medical marijuana; human service practice with medical cannabis clients and their caregivers.
