While they have often been critical of drug policy, these scholars have rarely had the opportunity to analyze how drug policy becomes more liberal. The emergence and growth of medical cannabis in California presents a unique case of drug policy becoming less punitive. Consequently, it provides me with interesting questions as a scholar of drug…
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Gardens with more flowers may attract beetles that can disperse across large distances
We classified beetles as macropterous if the wing length was equal to abdomen length and the wings were folded at the apex or longer and as brachypterous if the wings were reduced or not apparent. We did not examine flight muscles. Thus some beetles categorized as macropterous based on wing length may not be able…
It is not known whether this virus can persist in these fish throughout the production cycle
Based on reported fish movement data, the externally scheduled events showed a moderate increase during the study period, except for the enter events, and exhibited seasonal variation. External transfers increased from autumn through to spring, decreasing during summer, showing the seasonality in the smolt stocking in autumn and spring, and the spawning season in winter, where…
A major reason behind this was the difficulty in efficiently computing the derivatives for a complex model
Potential entrants in markets that opened up in the years after 2000 tend to have higher levels of experience at vertically integrated entry, which is likely to lower their costs of entering as an integrated firm. If the effect of past vertical entry experience is not fully captured by the Downstream Experience and Upstream Experience…
The coefficient on the paragraph IV indicator variable is estimated to be significantly positive
These surveys are conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics to assess the use of ambulatory medical care in the US, through questionnaires sent to randomly selected hospitals and physicians’ offices. One part of the survey asks for information on “drug visits” during a fixed reference period. A drug visit occurs when a patient visits…
Most of the empirical analysis on the determinants of vertical integration has focused on efficiency motives
A common approach is to investigate the relationship between certain market characteristics – such as those associated with the importance of non-contractible relationship-specific investments – on the one hand, and the incidence or prevalence of vertical integration on the other. Numerous studies have found a significant relationship between non-contractible investment requirements and vertical integration.1 This…
All observations with complete data for any specific model were included in the analysis
The websites used to determine the locations of medical marijuana dispensaries and delivery services were obtained by conducting a comprehensive search of such databases available on the web and by asking dispensary owners where they advertise their services. These websites provide the most up-to-date information on locations of dispensaries as some offer free listing services…
Successes have been reported in high-profile anecdotes publicized by social media
Social contact among male mice stimulates the mobilization of anandamide in the nucleus accumbens , a key brain region for reward signaling, in an oxytocin-dependent manner. Conversely, in isolated male mice, specifically stimulating oxytocin neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus drives anandamide mobilization in the NAc. Consequent activation of CB1 receptors is necessary…
A primary physiological function of oxytocin is to heighten the saliency of social stimuli
CB1 receptors are also expressed throughout regions implicated in reward and addiction, including the central and basolateral amygdala, prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, dorsolateral striatum, ventral tegmental area, and, to a lesser extent, the nucleus accumbens . These regions are considered key parts of the ‘social brain,’ based on imaging and network studies . The regional distribution…
All results were reported on a tissue wet weight basis and reviewed by a board certified toxicologist
We repeated all analyses with these variables and a summary scale reflecting the strength of controls on medical marijuana distribution, but these analyses failed to produce statistically significant results for any age group .Prior studies focusing on whether medical marijuana laws impact young people’s consumption of marijuana have produced mixed results. In the absence of…