SOCL 4465 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
According to the text, which of the following most accurately describes the recent drug
laws in Portugal? - Answer -Possession for personal use of all drugs is decriminalized
A drug-related crisis is usually the impetus for developing new drug policies - Answer -
true
Richard's friend, Tony, explains to him that the sale, acquisition, use, and possession of
marijuana is lawful for adults. In this scenario, Tony is talking about_________. -
Answer -drug legalization
Rose, a teacher, explains to her students that the sale, acquisition, use, and possession
of cannabis is banned in their state. In this scenario, Rose is talking about_________. -
Answer -drug prohibition
Which of the following statements is true about drug decriminalization? - Answer -Drug
decriminalization would dramatically decrease the number of arrests and allow law
enforcement to focus on more serious crimes.
Selling of all illicit drugs remains a criminal offense under decriminalization laws in the
United States. - Answer -true
Which of the following statements is true of contingency management as an approach
for treating stimulant use disorders? - Answer -It provides rewards to the individual for
meeting specific goals such as abstaining from drug use
Current federal policies regulating alcohol and tobacco are examples of_________. -
Answer -drug legalization
Drug legalization is the only option available to societies that reconsider what drug
policies should be in place. - Answer -false
_________ is the most prevalent current form of drug policy in the United States -
Answer -Drug prohibition
Each year, more than 80 percent of arrests in the United States for drug offenses
involve_________ - Answer -simple possession
_________ are the single most common cause of arrests in the United States - Answer
-Drug offenses
Under_________, the acquisition, use, and possession of drugs can be punished by a
citation much like for traffic violations, for example, with fines or warnings - Answer -
decriminalization
, Drug trafficking, especially in new drug markets, is sometimes associated with violence
and murder because drug supply organizations compete for greater shares of these
illicit markets - Answer -true
The country that has received the most attention for decriminalizing drugs is Philippines
- Answer -true
The highest concentration of the psychoactive agent is found in tiny hairs
called_________, which are most abundant on the flowers of the female Cannabis
plant. - Answer -trichomes
Tolerance to the effects of smoked marijuana - Answer -allows heavy marijuana users
to obtain euphoric effects with minimal cognitive impairment
Hashish refers to - Answer -concentrated resin from the Cannabis plant
The more rapidly a drug's effects are experienced, the more likely it will be abused -
Answer -true
CB1 receptors are found mainly outside the brain in immune cells - Answer -false
_________ is defined as the result produced by a combination of not only cannabinoids
but also the terpenes, which are the oils produced by several types of plants - Answer -
Entourage effect
It is a common misperception that marijuana smokers get "the munchies" and eat more,
but laboratory studies have not supported this idea - Answer -false
The Marijuana Tax Act, the first federal law regulating cannabis, was passed in 1937 -
Answer -true
Panic reactions can be a common reaction in inexperienced marijuana smokers. -
Answer -true
In a study of heart rate changes following smoked marijuana with 4 percent THC or 20
mg oral THC,_________ - Answer -the peak effects were similar, but smoking
produced a faster onset of effects
Female Cannabis plants that produce flowers but no seeds are referred to as - Answer
-sinsemilla
The most commonly used commercial method to extract delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC) from the Cannabis plant material is by - Answer -using liquid carbon dioxide to
produce oils or other forms
According to the text, which of the following most accurately describes the recent drug
laws in Portugal? - Answer -Possession for personal use of all drugs is decriminalized
A drug-related crisis is usually the impetus for developing new drug policies - Answer -
true
Richard's friend, Tony, explains to him that the sale, acquisition, use, and possession of
marijuana is lawful for adults. In this scenario, Tony is talking about_________. -
Answer -drug legalization
Rose, a teacher, explains to her students that the sale, acquisition, use, and possession
of cannabis is banned in their state. In this scenario, Rose is talking about_________. -
Answer -drug prohibition
Which of the following statements is true about drug decriminalization? - Answer -Drug
decriminalization would dramatically decrease the number of arrests and allow law
enforcement to focus on more serious crimes.
Selling of all illicit drugs remains a criminal offense under decriminalization laws in the
United States. - Answer -true
Which of the following statements is true of contingency management as an approach
for treating stimulant use disorders? - Answer -It provides rewards to the individual for
meeting specific goals such as abstaining from drug use
Current federal policies regulating alcohol and tobacco are examples of_________. -
Answer -drug legalization
Drug legalization is the only option available to societies that reconsider what drug
policies should be in place. - Answer -false
_________ is the most prevalent current form of drug policy in the United States -
Answer -Drug prohibition
Each year, more than 80 percent of arrests in the United States for drug offenses
involve_________ - Answer -simple possession
_________ are the single most common cause of arrests in the United States - Answer
-Drug offenses
Under_________, the acquisition, use, and possession of drugs can be punished by a
citation much like for traffic violations, for example, with fines or warnings - Answer -
decriminalization
, Drug trafficking, especially in new drug markets, is sometimes associated with violence
and murder because drug supply organizations compete for greater shares of these
illicit markets - Answer -true
The country that has received the most attention for decriminalizing drugs is Philippines
- Answer -true
The highest concentration of the psychoactive agent is found in tiny hairs
called_________, which are most abundant on the flowers of the female Cannabis
plant. - Answer -trichomes
Tolerance to the effects of smoked marijuana - Answer -allows heavy marijuana users
to obtain euphoric effects with minimal cognitive impairment
Hashish refers to - Answer -concentrated resin from the Cannabis plant
The more rapidly a drug's effects are experienced, the more likely it will be abused -
Answer -true
CB1 receptors are found mainly outside the brain in immune cells - Answer -false
_________ is defined as the result produced by a combination of not only cannabinoids
but also the terpenes, which are the oils produced by several types of plants - Answer -
Entourage effect
It is a common misperception that marijuana smokers get "the munchies" and eat more,
but laboratory studies have not supported this idea - Answer -false
The Marijuana Tax Act, the first federal law regulating cannabis, was passed in 1937 -
Answer -true
Panic reactions can be a common reaction in inexperienced marijuana smokers. -
Answer -true
In a study of heart rate changes following smoked marijuana with 4 percent THC or 20
mg oral THC,_________ - Answer -the peak effects were similar, but smoking
produced a faster onset of effects
Female Cannabis plants that produce flowers but no seeds are referred to as - Answer
-sinsemilla
The most commonly used commercial method to extract delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC) from the Cannabis plant material is by - Answer -using liquid carbon dioxide to
produce oils or other forms
