Assignment 3: The Presentation

Name:

Course Number: SCIN131

Presentation Topic: Medical Marijuana

Source #1

(Bridgeman & Abazia, 2017)

Bridgeman, M. B., & Abazia, D. T. (2017). Medicinal Cannabis: History, Pharmacology, And Implications for the Acute Care Setting. Pub Med, 42(3). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312634/

Summary

The main purpose of the source is to provide a detailed description of the marijuana history as well as its therapeutic impact on acute care. The source is a peer reviewed journal with an original research. The article majorly focuses on addressing three main topics namely the History of Cannabis, its pharmacology as well as its implications. Despite the significant controversy the utilization of cannabis for medicinal purposes continues to evolve and as a result influencing the alteration of the cannabis regulations.

Evaluation

The article tends to follow a peer reviewed journal format and its published by Pubmed a government publication, as well as it provides reliable information regarding the topic being covered. Additionally, the authors of the article utilize sub headings hence enabling the reader to easily follow the research.

Source #2

Citation

(in APA format)

("Misclassification of Medical Marijuana," 2018)

The Misclassification of Medical Marijuana. (2018). The Journal of American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. http://jaapl.org/content/46/4/472

Summary

The main purpose of the journal article is to review the misclassification the federal government has had for in comparison with opiods as well as ketamine. Additionally the article also tends to review the cannabis related policies which has contributed to the increase of the racial population within the U.S prisons. The information utilized in the article is attained from an original research. Fundamentally, the author of article tends to describe how the marijuana regulations have been constantly evolving. This articles research indicate that significant research on marijuana has greatly contributed to the development of a better understanding of the utilization of cannabis and the medical advantages related to it.

Evaluation

The article tends to follow a peer reviewed journal format which enables the authors to effectively outline the article in various subheadings which enable the reader to effectively follow as well as understand the article. Additionally, the author tends to utilize a research questions which the author answers through the research findings. The information provided in the article tends to be quite reliable as it has been retrieved from reliable government sources. Also, the reliability of the article is based on it being published by Pubmed.

Source #3

Citation

(in APA format)

(Pacula & Smart, 2019)

Pacula, R. L., & Smart, R. (2019). Medical Marijuana and Marijuana Legalization. Annu Rev Clin Psychol. https://doi.org/ 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032816-045128

Summary

The main purpose of the peer reviewed article is to summarize major limitations linked to the pieces of research conducted to assess the impacts of decriminalization as well as the medical marijuana regulations on the utilization of marijuana. The article also focuses on pointing out the inconsistencies of the policies, the assessment timing as well as the utilization measures being put into consideration. Additionally the article tends to cover medical marijuana and marijuana legalization as it major topics.

Evaluation

The article was a peer reviewed paper and which tends to attain it information from other reliable literature sources. This tends make the article a reliable source of information. Additionally, the author of the article tends to use subheading which enables the reader to effectively understand as well as follow the research investigations.