You are sitting on a parole board. The prospective parolee before your board is a convicted murderer who has served thirty-five years of a life sentence. His crime was committed when he was thirty years old, so he is now a sixty-five-year-old man. What factors would you consider in deciding whether or not to grant this convict parole and why?
What will be an ideal response?
Students' answers will vary.
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a. 5% to 10% b. 10% to 15% c. 20% to 25% d. More than 30%
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a. about half the THC as marijuana during the 1960s and 1970s b. 1-2 percent THC c. approximately 10 percent THC d. in the neighborhood of 12 to 14 percent THC
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a. 1941 b. 1953 c. 1948 d. 1964 e. None of the above.