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Medical Marijuana Access for Patients | Medical Marijuana Laws | Drug Policy Alliance - 0 views

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  • One of the most egregious outcomes of marijuana prohibition is that many sick people cannot legally access the medicine that works best for them.
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  • Symptoms of Ebola typically include: weakness, fever, aches, diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain. Additional experiences include rash, red eyes, chest pain, throat soreness, difficulty breathing or swallowing and bleeding (including internal).
  • According to the World Health Organization, "there is no specific treatment or vaccine," and the fatality rate can be up to 90%. Patients are given supportive care, which includes providing fluids and electrolytes and food.
  • Guinea - 1667 cases, 1018 deaths Liberia - 6535 cases, 2413 deaths Mali - 1 case, 1 death (infection originated in Guinea) Nigeria - 20 cases, 8 deaths Senegal - 1 case, 0 deaths (infection originated in Guinea) Sierra Leone - 5338 cases, 1510 deaths Spain - 1 case, 0 deaths United States - 4 cases, 1 death (two infections originated in the United States, one in Liberia and one in Guinea)
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  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses. Four of the strains can cause severe illness in humans and animals. The fifth, Reston virus, has caused illness in some animals, but not in humans.
  • The first human outbreaks occurred in 1976
  • Ebola is extremely infectious but not extremely contagious. It is infectious, because an infinitesimally small amount can cause illness. Laboratory experiments on nonhuman primates suggest that even a single virus may be enough to trigger a fatal infection. Instead, Ebola could be considered moderately contagious, because the virus is not transmitted through the air. The most contagious diseases, such as measles or influenza, virus particles are airborne.
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  • The federal government does prohibit sexual orientation discrimination and gender identity discrimination in the federal workplace. In 1998, President Clinton amended an executive order that includes "sexual orientation" as a protected class in the federal government's equal opportunity employment policy.
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  • In the past, members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) community have found little relief or protection from sexual orientation discrimination. In recent years, however, more attention has been given to GLBT needs; thus, more laws and regulations are being passed to protect against sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace.
  • There are about 200 cities and counties across the U.S. that have laws prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace.
  • Besides discrimination, there are a number of legal theories under which employees who feel they have been discriminated against can sue:
  • Just because there is no federal law prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector, does not necessarily mean that employers are free to engage in such discrimination. If an employer is in a city or state whose laws prohibit sexual orientation discrimination, that employer must follow that local or state law.
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