The Federal Congress enacted the Controlled Substance Act, 21 U.S.C. §801 (CSA), as part of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. CSA establishes or designates certain drugs as “controlled substances” and makes it unlawful to knowingly or intentionally “manufacture, distribute, dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance.” Essentially, the Federal Government has regulated the use, manufacturing, and dispensing of marijuana at the federal level and made it federal crime.
In response to the federal legislation, California voters passed two proposition which were both passed a few years apart from each other. The first, the Compassionate Use Act (CaCUA) and the second, California Proposition 64, the California Marijuana Legalization Initiative (CMLI), which passed in 2016. Proposition 64 legalized the recreational use of marijuana for adults aged 21 years or older, permitting smoking in a private home or at a business licensed for on-site marijuana consumption. Up to 28.5 grams of marijuana and 8 grams of concentrated marijuana are legal to possess under this measure. An individual is permitted to grow up to six plants within a private home as long as the area is locked and not visible from a public place. In conjunction with the CaCUA which was intended “to ensure that patients and their primary caregivers who obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes upon the recommendation of a physician are not subject to criminal prosecution or sanction.”
Ashley owns and operates The Smokehouse, a small local marijuana dispensary in a small town in California. She grows, cultivates and sells her organic marijuana locally at her small dispensary. She has a small, but loyal customer base. The federal government, through the direction of the Federal Attorney General, raided The Smokehouse, seized all of Ashley grow supplies, product and has arrested Ashley for violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act.
Ashley maintains that she cannot be prosecuted under federal law because she has complied with all state and local laws regarding marijuana manufacturing and dispensing. She also maintains that the federal government has exceeded its regulatory power under the United States Constitution. Is she correct? Please discuss? When answering please consider the following: What power does the federal government have to regulate the State of California and its residents? Where does the federal regulatory power come from?

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Describe two external stressors that are unique to adolescents. Discuss what risk-taking behaviors may result from the external stressors and what support or coping mechanism can be introduced. 400 words reference within 5 years

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Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapters 1, 2, and 3 from the Peden textbook, as well as the Creating a Culture of Ethics & Compliance in the Workplace (Links to an external site.) and the Five Ways to Reduce Ethics and Compliance Risk (Links to an external site.) In addition, watch the YouTube video, “Front Desk First Impressions” Front Desk Unprofessional Segment. (Links to an external site.)

Customer service is a hot topic for all industries, and especially in health care. In your initial discussion post, address the following:

Identify one direct patient care and one non-direct patient care scenario that you have observed.
Describe the scenario and delineate in detail how the situation should be handled from a customer service perspective.
Describe four strategies to calm an upset customer.
Identify three data elements you could use to analyze the customer service level of a department.

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Research the range of contemporary issues teenagers face today. In a 500-750-word paper, choose one issue (besides teen pregnancy) and discuss its effect on adolescent behavior and overall well-being. Include the following in your submission:

1. Describe the contemporary issue and explain what external stressors are associated with this issue.
2. Outline assessment strategies to screen for this issue and external stressors during an assessment for an adolescent patient. Describe what additional assessment questions you would need to ask and define the ethical parameters regarding what you can and cannot share with the parent or guardian.
3. Discuss support options for adolescents encountering external stressors. Include specific support options for the contemporary issue you presented.

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Choose a health care marketing product to analyze: a print advertisement, a TV commercial, a radio commercial, a flyer sent to your house, or a billboard. It can also be for any health care-related organization such as a hospital, a community organization, or a pharmaceutical company. You are highly encouraged to choose a product or organization that you use or are familiar with in order to obtain a more realistic assessment of the marketing strategy as the consumer.

There are two parts to this project. First, answer the following questions as you analyze the marketing product.

How do you describe the marketing product?
Are there graphics or slogans that you recognize? If so, why do you recognize them? What do they mean to you?
What feelings are portrayed in the marketing? This can be words used, expressions of people, colors, or even music included.
If applicable, do the pictures and visuals align with the words being said or printed? Do they send the same or different message? Why?
Who do you believe the target audience is for this product?
Do you believe the target will be reached based on where you saw or heard the product? Why, or why not?
If you were designing this product, what would you change and why?

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