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Since medical marijuana users need medication constantly, are they always high? Can one function normally when using medical marijuana?

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There's a decent Wikipedia article about Vanport:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanport,_Oregon

According to Wikipedia, it was built in 1943 in what is now the Delta Park area to house wartime shipyard workers, a significant fraction of whom were African-Americans. After the flood, many moved farther south into N and NE Portland.

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One of the guests today said that generally, white people seemed to be concerned about racial issues on a personal level while black people are more concerned about policy. This makes sense: people are concerned with what affects them most. Black people are concerned with policy because it has a more direct impact on their lives, while white people are concerned with personal interactions because what directly affects them is not large scale policy issues, but internal feelings of discomfort or guilt about racial issues. Black people want equal opportunity to better their lives and white people want to feel better about themselves.

So as an average white person who is not in a position to set public policies, what can I do beyond focusing on personal interactions to actually improve diversity? Does one need to become an activist, or are there other ways to get involved? I think this would be a more valuable and productive discussion.

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