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Page 243
... studies report very much the same findings . What is the general impression conveyed by this and other studies of marijuana intox- ication ? What effects stand out as most common ? Probably the most obvious and dominant impression is ...
... studies report very much the same findings . What is the general impression conveyed by this and other studies of marijuana intox- ication ? What effects stand out as most common ? Probably the most obvious and dominant impression is ...
Page 244
... studies are fraught with complications . There may be an empirical relationship between the use of marijuana and a certain medical pathology , but a cause - and - effect rela- tionship may not exist at all ; marijuana use may be related ...
... studies are fraught with complications . There may be an empirical relationship between the use of marijuana and a certain medical pathology , but a cause - and - effect rela- tionship may not exist at all ; marijuana use may be related ...
Page 245
... studies conducted should be fairly clear . Except for the liver and the brain damage studies , in which the drug seems to have no effect at all , and the studies in pulmonary functioning , in which its effect is fairly clear - cut ...
... studies conducted should be fairly clear . Except for the liver and the brain damage studies , in which the drug seems to have no effect at all , and the studies in pulmonary functioning , in which its effect is fairly clear - cut ...
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