SOC/CRIM 261: Cannabis & Society Course Readings for Fall 2020

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8/25 Introduction and Course Overview - The Politics of Cannabis

        PoMJ, Preface: Forbidden Knowledge


8/27-9/1         Lecture 1: Cannabis & Society - Ancient Medicine/Nutrient
        PoMJ, Section One Introduction


9/3-9/8         Lecture 2: Cannabis Racism - Hating People/Blaming Drugs

        Reading: Cannabis’ Racist History


9/10-9/15 Lecture 3: Cannabis vs. Modern Medicine - Prohibition Hysteria

        Reading: Cannabis Prohibition & Section Two Introduction


9/17-9/22 Lecture 4: Cannabis & Natural Healing - Mechoulam and New Truths

        PoMJ, Section Three Introduction


9/22 First Take-Home Exam Due at the Beginning of Class


9/24-9/29 Lecture 5: Cannabis, Seizures and CannaMoms - Cannabis Refugees

        Reading: The Breakfast of Champions & Mothers on a Mission


10/1-10/6         Lecture 6: Cannabis, Veterans and the VA - PTSD

        Reading: Cannabis and the VA


10/8-10/13 Lecture 7: Cannabis & the Endocannabinoid System

Reading: The Endocannabinoid System & Section Four Introduction


10/15-10/20 Lecture 8: Cannabis & Opioids - Gateways or Dead Ends?

        Reading: The Relationship Between Cannabis and Opioids


10/22-10/27 Lecture 9: Cannabis & Community Building: The View from Pueblo

Reading: The Impact of Cannabis on Pueblo & Impact Study Executive Summary


10/27 Second Take-Home Exam Due at the Beginning of Class


10/29-11/3 Lecture 10: Cannabis & Education 

        Reading: Can CBD Help Your Child?


11/5-11/10 Lecture 11: Cannabis Finance - State and Federal Turf Wars

        Webinar: Cannabis Banking Q&A


11/12-11/19 Lecture 12: Cannabis & Post-Hydrocarbon Society

        Reading: PoMJ, Section Five Introduction


11/23-11/27 Thanksgiving Break


12/1-12/3         Lecture 13: Cannabis & Politics - Return to Prohibition?

        Reading: PoMJ, Epilogue


12/11
Submit Final Exam by 5pm on Friday, 12/11

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