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Name of Learning Opportunity:
Understanding Medical Cannabis: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Mode of Delivery:
Residency
reskey: VRED-APTMZJ
Study Group/Residency Enrollment Caps:
Sep cap: 15
Nov cap: 15
Jan cap: 15
Mar cap: 15
May A cap: 15
May B cap: 15
Region:
NorthEast
Location(s):
Location(s):
at a distance
Albany, Johnstown/FMCC, Schenectady, Saratoga, Empire State Plaza, Plattsburgh, Adirondack, Troy
Mentor/Instructor:
Offered in these terms:
Jan
Credits:
4
Liberal Study?
YES
Level:
Adv
Area of Study:
Business, Management and Economics
Subject:
Business (General), Cultural Studies, History and Civilizations, Human Services, Political Science and Public Affairs, Science
GenEd Area 1:
GenEd Area 2:
Available Collegewide:
Y
Describe how will you interact with students at a distance:
This study is part of the Understanding Medical Cannabis Residency with a mandatory on-site meeting March 9-10, 2018 at the Manhattan location (Hudson St.) in New York City. Prior to and after the on-site meeting, students will interact with their instructor online through Moodle. Students traveling from a distance can apply for $150 travel grant.

For more information on the residency and travel grants, please visit http://www.esc.edu/CannabisRes

Students may contact the instructor at Joanne.Levine@esc.edu
Description:
Emerging from the national trend to legalize medical cannabis in the United States, this upper-level, liberal study will provide students with an interdisciplinary foundation of knowledge in this rapidly evolving area. Through readings, self-reflection, discussions, media, and written assignments, the topics to be explored are: 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 cannabis; the ethnobotanical origins of cannabis as a medicine; the impact of medical cannabis legislation and policy on patients and caregivers.

This study is part of the Understanding Medical Cannabis Residency with a mandatory on-site meeting March 9-10, 2018 at the Manhattan location (Hudson St.) in New York City. Prior to and after the on-site meeting, students will interact with their instructor online through Moodle. Students traveling from a distance can apply for $150 travel grant.

For more information on the residency and travel grants, please visit http://www.esc.edu/CannabisRes

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bodyabstract Emerging from the national trend to legalize medical cannabis in the United States, this upper-level, liberal study will provide students with an interdisciplinary foundation of knowledge in this rapidly evolving area. Through readings, self-reflection, discussions, media, and written assignments, the topics to be explored are: 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 cannabis; the ethnobotanical origins of cannabis as a medicine; the impact of medical cannabis legislation and policy on patients and caregivers. This study is part of the Understanding Medical Cannabis Residency with a mandatory on-site meeting March 9-10, 2018 at the Manhattan location (Hudson St.) in New York City. Prior to and after the on-site meeting, students will interact with their instructor online through Moodle. Students traveling from a distance can apply for $150 travel grant. For more information on the residency and travel grants, please visit http://www.esc.edu/CannabisRes
communication_methodabstract: This study is part of the Understanding Medical Cannabis Residency with a mandatory on-site meeting March 9-10, 2018 at the Manhattan location (Hudson St.) in New York City. Prior to and after the on-site meeting, students will interact with their instructor online through Moodle. Students traveling from a distance can apply for $150 travel grant. For more information on the residency and travel grants, please visit http://www.esc.edu/CannabisRes Students may contact the instructor at Joanne.Levine@esc.edu
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