From 1937 to the early 1970s the federal government not only classified Marijuana as a drug with no medicinal purposes, they also began criminalizing the possession of the drug. ... "Reefer Madness" and Declining Public Support In addition to waging a personal war on opiate type drugs, Henry J. ... Controlled Substances Act of 1970 and the Effect on Marijuana for Medical Use In 1970, the federal government passed the Controlled Substances Act, which defined some drugs as controlled substances. These controlled substances were divided into five schedules or drug classifications with M...

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At best, we can simply hope for controlled chaos during the various phases of disaster. ... The demand to strengthen controls for chemical and biological disasters is largely achieved through the development of laws and regulations that shape how to firmly control major hazards and manage business practices. ... As with epidemic diseases, early detection and control of chemical and biological attacks depends on a strong and flexible public health system and governing controls at the local, state, and federal levels that are in coordination. ... If requested by a state health agency, the Center...

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Immigration: Mass Media Influences on the General American Population The mass media industry has influentially shaped American society's behavior on immigration into a strict systematic view that immigration is a necessary tool needed to strengthen the economy, stabilize cultural diversity, and exp...

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