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Selena Nole

ENC 2135

Alexa Doran

2 March 2017

Medical Marijuana

Anderson, Dwight, et al. Medical Marijuana Laws and Teen Marijuana Use. American Law

and Economics Review, vol. 17, no. 2, 2015, pp. 495-528.

The journal discusses that previous studies show no correlation between Medical

Marijuana Laws influencing adolescence to try or use marijuana. A major point in the

journal is the discussion of a minor using medical marijuana. It explains that minors must

have the permission of a parent or legal guardian to even be prescribed the drug. The

journal includes a data chart of different ages of adolescence and races to see how many

have used marijuana in the past thirty days.

I plan to use this information to discuss that just because medical marijuana laws are

changing and marijuana is legal for medical use does not mean that it is influencing

adolescents to use it. I think it is important to know the correlation and causation of

everything and since medical marijuana is such a big controversy to adults it makes it

even more significant. I also like that it gave a data set so that we can see clearly the ages

that use it more frequently compared to the ones that dont.

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Dwight Anderson is an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics

at Montana State University. He has published a variety of different journals all involving

medical marijuana and does not have a conflict of interest with the subject. Benjamin

Hansen is an associate professor of economics at the University of Oregon and has

recently been focusing on the influences on adolescent behavior. Daniel I. Rees is a

professor of Economics at the University of Colorado at Denver. Each author is a credible

source and are familiar with the topic.

Capriotti, Teri. Medical Marijuana. Home Healthcare Now, vol. 34, no. 1, 2016, pp. 10-15.

The journal article written by Capriotti describes what marijuana is, the therapeutic use,

and the effects and risks of the drug at hand, along with much more information. It

discusses the states that medical marijuana has recently become legal in, but also how it

is still illegal to sell or grow marijuana on your own. It specifically explains that it is a

prescription only doctors may issue to patients for good reason. The journal describes in

detail the process one must undergo to be prescribed marijuana.

I plan to use this journal to help me explain to the readers the effects and the risks of

marijuana used as medicine. This source was most appealing to me because I want to

discuss why more states should legalize marijuana for medical use. Since this journal

entry is over a year old, more states have recently legalized medical marijuana and some

states have even legalized marijuana recreationally. However, this gives me a starting

point to discuss how far medical marijuana has come in just one year.
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Capriotti is a clinical associate professor in the college of nursing at Villanova University.

Her journal is located on the Florida State University Libraries making her a credible

source. She released a textbook in February of 2016 called Pathophysiology:

Introductory Concepts and Clinical Perspective. Throughout the journal, Teri does not

choose a side on whether medical marijuana should be legalized or illegal.

Cook, Jon, et al. Medical Use of Cannabis: an Addiction Medicine Perspective. Internal

Medicine Journal, vol. 45, no. 6, June 2015, pp. 677-680.

The journal article discusses an assortment of different topics. The key points are bolded

and include: cannabis and cannabinoids, therapeutic indications, the risks and harms, and

perspective. It talks about studies and the use of placebos as well as cannabis not being

directly related to death. The journal also explains that they hope to bring awareness to

the harms of using drugs, such as alcohol, opiates, and cannabis.

This journal was informative to me when it came to the risks and harms of marijuana

along with the therapeutic indications of the drug. I plan to use this for my argument

because it discusses how cannabis is not directly related to toxic death. This is such an

important statement because individuals that are against medical marijuana always say

that you could die from it. However, with studies and research that is not the case. I think

that it will be helpful when providing examples of why medical marijuana should be legal

in all fifty states.

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Jon Cook works in the Department of Addiction Medicine at St. Vincents Hospital in

Melbourne, Australia working alongside him is David Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Edward

Ogden, and Yvonne Bonomo. I think that all are credible authors and that this source is

dependable because they work so closely together and have a reliable place of work.

Kleber, Herbert, and Robert L. Dupont. Physicians and Medical Marijuana. The American

Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 169, no. 6, June 2012, pp. 564-568.

Kleber and Duponts journal discusses a variety of different things. One of the major

points made throughout the journal is the risk tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can have and

how it is almost impossible to know the correct dosage to prescribe to patients. The

journal also gives examples of how medical marijuana can help people that are sick or

have a disease. It talks mostly about how the Food and Drug Association (FDA) has yet

to approve marijuana because the dosage is unknown throughout the drug and could

cause problems in adolescence.

This journal gives a variety of information to work with. It has arguments ranging from

medical marijuana should be legalized all the way to medical marijuana should be illegal.

I plan to use this article for one of my counter argument. The best part is that it talks

about how physicians should handle marijuana when it comes to their patients and it is

one of the only articles I found discussing this. I feel that it is good to know and

understand the reasons why the FDA has not approved medical marijuana yet, even

though it is a counter argument to what I will be talking about.

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Kleber is a credible source because his journal was found on the Florida State University

Libraries. Dr. Kleber once worked on scientific advisory boards at many well-known

companies. His knowledge on the topic is reliable because he worked at for the Division

on Substance Abuse at Columbia University, along with other medical school and

institutes throughout his time as a doctor. Robert Dupont is a leader nationwide in

marijuana policy. Dupont is the president at The Institute for Behavior and Health and

hopes to decrease the use of non-medical drugs throughout the country.

McKenna, Gerald. The Current Status of Medical Marijuana in the United States. Hawaii

Journal of Medicine and Public Health, vol. 73, no. 4, April 2014, pp. 105.

The journal written by Gerald McKenna gives an introduction of marijuana and the laws

that have been past in the last century. It then goes on to discuss marijuana in the Vietnam

War, the medical use of marijuana, and how marijuana is as an addicting drug. Each are

subheadings and have detailed information supporting it underneath. In the last paragraph

of the journal, there is a short biography about the author.

I felt that including how Medical Marijuana is in the United States was significantly

important since we live in the country. Although the journal was posted three years ago

and since then has come a long, the concepts seem relatively the same. However,

throughout the article I plan to focus mostly on marijuana as an addicting drug. Many
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people believe that marijuana is not addicting and even though this goes against my

argument, I think this will be a perfect counterargument to focus on.

Gerald McKenna is the Medical Director of the McKenna Recovery Center, an outpatient

treatment program for addictions. Dr. McKenna was a faculty member at Harvard

Medical School as an instructor in Psychiatry. He then went on to a be Professor of

Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. McKenna has worked on the faculty at

many other schools as well. He is a credible source because he is educated and does not

show any sign of any conflicts of interests.

Mickey, Martin, et al. How to Use Medical Marijuana. Medical Marijuana 101. Quick Trading

Company, 2011. eBook

This chapter in the eBook gives a great amount of detail on how to use different

contraptions so that individuals can either inhale or ingest marijuana. Each method of

ingestion gives tutorials and pictures depicting what parts are what on pipes, cigarettes or

cigars, and vaporizers. This chapter also provides information on the various forms of

marijuana such as extractions, edibles (food), and topical applications.

This chapter will help me discuss with readers the different types of forms that marijuana

can come in and the ways it can be inhaled or ingested into the body. However, I do not

think the pictures will help me very much throughout the essay since I am not able to

draw what each thing is. I might give a brief sentence on what each mechanism includes,
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but will not be able to point out what it looks like to the readers. I think this chapter is

very important so that individuals have an understanding that they dont always have to

inhale marijuana to get the drug inside their body.

Mickey Martin has a business named Mickey Martin Consulting which helps

businesses succeed although the marketplace is constantly changing. His office is located

in Oakland, California and has recently posted about the application process one must

undergo to obtain a medical marijuana permit. Gregory T. Carter is a professor in the

School of Medicine at the University of Washington and a Co-director of the

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Muscular Dystrophy Association center. Ed Rosenthal

is the author of the Ask Ed column and the founder of High Times Magazine. He is a

recognizable man for his belief in marijuana. Throughout his 40-year career, Ed has

composed twelve books on the topic of marijuana. Each author is credible because they

have either done extensive research about marijuana or have worked for a notable

company that discusses the drug.

Mickey, Martin, et al. The Medical Effects of Marijuana and the Science Behind It. Medical

Marijuana 101. Quick Trading Company, 2011. eBook

The eBook discusses everything you need to know about Marijuana, including its

contribution to medicine today. After each subheading, there are paragraphs below that

precisely elaborate on what the brief subheading had said above. The major key points

that the book addresses are the active chemical compounds that are found within the
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drug, how our bodies handle the use of marijuana, how you feel after inhaling it, the

dangers of ingesting it, myths, and if marijuana is right for you.

I love this chapter in the eBook because it discusses limitless number of things

throughout it. I plan to mostly focus on how our bodies breakdown the drug, the myths,

and how we feel after inhaling marijuana. How individuals feel after inhaling marijuana

will help me describe some side effects people will experience after intake of the drug.

The myths will help me cancel out the incorrect accusations that people discuss when it

comes to marijuana. Last, but not least, how our bodies breakdown marijuana will give

me an insight on how the body processes the drug when ingested.

Mickey Martin has a business named Mickey Martin Consulting which helps

businesses succeed although the marketplace is constantly changing. His office is located

in Oakland, California and has recently posted about the application process one must

undergo to obtain a medical marijuana permit. Gregory T. Carter is a professor in the

School of Medicine at the University of Washington and a Co-director of the

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Muscular Dystrophy Association center. Ed Rosenthal

is the author of the Ask Ed column and the founder of High Times Magazine. He is a

recognizable man for his belief in marijuana. Throughout his 40-year career, Ed has

composed twelve books on the topic of marijuana. Each author is credible because they

have either done extensive research about marijuana or have worked for a notable

company that discusses the drug.

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Mickey, Martin, et al. Your Rights and Responsibilities. Medical Marijuana 101. Quick

Trading Company, 2011. eBook

Chapter 8 of the eBook addresses individuals rights and responsibilities when it comes to

marijuana and law enforcement. It expresses how state laws are changing so often and

that is becomes difficult to keep up with. There are subheadings that discuss the key

points throughout the chapter. These key points include: knowing your rights, how to be

prescribed marijuana legally as a patient, the difference between state laws and federal

laws, how to handle law enforcement encounters, and how to be safe.

When I came across this chapter I thought about how unnecessary it would be to include

in my research paper. However, I strongly believe that I was wrong. It is so important to

know your rights when it comes to legal, but technically illegal drugs, such as marijuana.

I plan to use this to inform individuals of their rights as a human being. Many people are

unaware of all the things law enforcement will do to manipulate teens and even adults

into doing things that they wouldnt be necessarily allowed to do without a search

warrant. Therefore, I want to make compose a paragraph that briefly discusses some key

points when it comes to individual rights.

Mickey Martin has a business named Mickey Martin Consulting which helps

businesses succeed although the marketplace is constantly changing. His office is located

in Oakland, California and has recently posted about the application process one must

undergo to obtain a medical marijuana permit. Gregory T. Carter is a professor in the

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School of Medicine at the University of Washington and a Co-director of the

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Muscular Dystrophy Association center. Ed Rosenthal

is the author of the Ask Ed column and the founder of High Times Magazine. He is a

recognizable man for his belief in marijuana. Throughout his 40-year career, Ed has

composed twelve books on the topic of marijuana. Each author is credible because they

have either done extensive research about marijuana or have worked for a notable

company that discusses the drug.

Monte, Andrew, et al. The Implications of Marijuana Legalization in Colorado JAMA, vol.

313, no. 3, 2014.

This journal discusses the history of the marijuana policy in Colorado, medical marijuana

use, the unexpected and expected health effects since legalization, and the challenges of

consuming edible marijuana. The journal is set up with subheadings followed by a couple

paragraphs explaining the subheading above. The article touches on everything readers

need to have an understanding about when it comes to marijuana use for medicine and

recreation.

Since Colorado was one of the first states to legalize marijuana I thought it would only be

necessary if I included part of the history and how far it has come medically in my essay.

In Colorado, the drug has been legalized both medically and recreationally, but since my

research paper is strictly about medical marijuana that is the paragraph I will be focusing
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on. Unfortunately, the information is brief so I might incorporate the challenges of edible

marijuana and the unexpected health effects. I feel that it is important to talk about states

that have legalized marijuana medically and this article helps me discuss the very first

state.

The authors of the journal entry have no conflict of interests. Andrew A. Monte works at

the University of Colorado in the department of Emergency Medicine the other authors,

Richard D. Zane and Kennon J. Heard, work beside him. These three authors are credible

because they all signed a no conflict of interest disclosure, although they work in

Colorado at the University.

Thompson, Amy. Medical Marijuana. JAMA, vol. 313, no. 24, 2015, pp. 2508

Thompson gave a brief journal discussing the marijuana use as medicine, the effects and

risks, and the certification and use. Marijuana as a medicine provides information about

how the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved marijuana to treat

patients. However, they are still testing marijuana to make sure that there will not be any

alarming side effects. The effects and risks informs the reader on what part of the central

nervous is affected by cannabinoids, the positive uses such as the reduction of pain, and

the potential risks that every drug approved by the FDA has. The certification and use

speaks about how you must be certified by a doctor to use it medically.

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This article was appealing to me because although it was brief it was informative. It

touches on the basic things that everyone should know about medical marijuana. I plan to

mostly use the paragraphs based on marijuana as a medicine since that is what my topic is

on. I want to discuss with the readers why the FDA has yet to approve the drug and what

they are doing to hopefully make the drug FDA approved one day.

Amy Thompson is a practicing Pediatrician in Chicago, IL. She went to school at Wake

Forest University and in 2011 graduated from the School of Medicine. She since has

finished her residency and has been in practice the remaining years. This makes Dr.

Thompson a credible source because she is a doctor and has most likely worked with the

drug marijuana during her career.