Episode 28:
Cannabis
Cannabis
BY RICARDO SALINAS, BLAKE BROWN, & MIKAYLA ZOPFI
In this episode, we discuss the drug cannabis and the social and legal issues surrounding it. Hopefully this will bring some new insight to the ongoing discussion as to whether marijuana should be used medically, and whether the stigma surrounding its use be abandoned or not. Let’s get started!
This episode was produced as part of an upper level course on Neuropharmacology taught by Angel Kaur during Fall 2019 at UNC Asheville.
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Articles Referenced
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Credits
Written, Directed, and Featuring: Ricardo Salinas, Blake Brown, Mikayla Zopfi
Scientific Research by: Ricardo Salinas, Blake Brown, Mikayla Zopfi
Additional Sound Engineering: Cat Sawyer
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