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Assignment
You are to write a paper examining a topic regarding pharmacology research. The research may be basic science, translational, clinical, or a combination. Your paper should include references to empirical data and should not simply be a review of current clinical use, mechanism of action, or past history of a drug or class of drugs. You MUST write on one of the paper topics below.
Your goal is to demonstrate that you have a working understanding of the pharmacological information presented in this course and that you are able to apply that understanding to new material.
Success in communicating scientific knowledge is dependent on not only the quality of the scientific content, but also your ability to coherently put your thoughts into words and the technical aspects of spelling and grammar. With this in mind, your grade will be based on all of these aspects. With that said, scientific writing should be succinct and to the point. It should not be flowery and verbose. Your goal is to make sure your writing style does not detract from the effectiveness of the paper. Write something that conveys your message, doesn't have obvious grammatical mistakes, doesn't have typos, and isn't overtly clunky, and you should receive full points for your writing style.
Allowed Topics
1) Medical use of cannabis to treat epilepsy. Discuss quality data supporting the current use of epidiolexand potential other treatments.
2) Medical cannabis and cancer. Discuss quality data showing the successful use of cannabis either as a cancer treatment OR as an adjunctive treatment alongside traditional treatment.
3) Medical cannabis and chronic pain. Discuss quality data supporting the use of cannabis to alleviate chronic pain.
4) Medical cannabis and post-traumatic stress disorder. Discuss quality data supporting the use of cannabis to treat PTSD.