As part of my Spring 2011 schedule of classes at Stanford, one of my favorites was MSE 152, or more informally Decision Analysis. The basic premise of the course is to improve decision making skills via analytical and quantitative methods of analysis. As part of the course, we needed to write a term paper in accordance with the courses' methods that analyzed a real world decision making problem. While we could fabricate the companies and ideas involved, as you will see, our analysis needed to be based on fundamental concepts learned in the course. I chose to base my paper on a medical marijuana dispensary known as Strawberry Fields Forever and whether they would choose to open a new store under certain conditions. Take a look and let me know if you have any questions.

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