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Lindsay Thomas
Dung Spencer
Logan Priddy
Monyka Chheng

Cris Longhurst
Intro to Writing-English 1010
07 March 2017
Annotated Bibliography (Assignment #5, Portfolio #2)
CNBC. Legalization Will Reduce Crime, Free Up Police Resources. 20 April 2010.

Web. Accessed on 3 March 2017.

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is the oldest broadcasting station in

the United States which founded the Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) in

1989. CNBC is a worldwide financial news program that provides real-time stock

coverage and news analysis of worldwide business. CNBC is a reputable broadcasting

station that has covered stories all across the world and broadcasts in several different

languages.

CNBC states that since marijuana is federally illegal in the United States it has

directly linked to major drug related crimes (murders, smuggling of drugs into the United

States, and disease.) and the author states by legalizing marijuana just like we did with

alcohol it will significantly reduce drug related crimes. By legalizing marijuana, it could

also create an estimated $1.3 billion in new revenue nationwide as an excellent tax

benefit for the country. In addition, legalizing marijuana will free up police officers time

so they can focus on more important social problems of America: sexual assaults,

burglaries, child abuse, school shootings, and drunk driving.

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The author speaks with sincere intent to legalize marijuana based on current facts

and his related experiences. My team and I will use this source of information to further

explain why legalizing marijuana will have such a positive impact on the United States

and its citizens. This article is an excellent and different view point explaining one of

many areas that will contribute to the overall success of marijuana legalization.

Graham, Jennifer, Into the weed: What a Utah can expect if medical marijuana is legalized

Deseret News. 28 January 2017. Web. Accessed on 3 March 2017.

Jennifer Graham is a writer and editor for Deseret News and covers in health and

wellness. In this article, she currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts. In Into the weed:

What a Utah can expect if medical marijuana is legalized published by Deseret News,

Graham considers the pros and cons on medical marijuana.

Since more states have been legalizing marijuana for medical use it brought

attention to Utah lawmakers. Utah legislator arent considering on legalizing marijuana

any time soon, but they are pushing a bill to do research on medical marijuana with

approval from Food Drug and Administration (FDA) and Drug Enforcement

Administration (DEA). Proponents around the United States have shared their story on

how marijuana have treated their chronic illness, to provide evidence that marijuana is

effective than prescriptions. While in Colorado, marijuana is used for recreationally and

there are statistics with adolescents abusing marijuana for recreational use rather than

medical uses. Basically, there has to be a lot of research before Utah would legalize

marijuana for medical use, but that wouldnt be for a while. This article was detailed,

long, interesting, and organized. It provided much information that would be helpful.
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Grant Igor, J. Hampton Atkinson, Ben Gouaux and Barth Wilsey. Medical Marijuana: Clearing

Away the Smoke. The Open Neurology Journal. 4 May 2012. Web. Accessed on

25 February 2017.

Grant Igor, J. Hampton Atkinson, Ben Gouaux and Barth Wilsey are medical

doctors who conduct specialized studies of psychiatry at the University of California and

the University of Pittsburgh. This article was published by the trusted Open Neurology

Journal and peer reviewed by college students all across the world.

Grant et al. concluded after several research studies that medicinal marijuana has

been proven to have positive effects to cure and treat many diseases (Alzheimers,

glaucoma, AIDS, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and cancer to name a few). Regardless of

the two main active ingredients, Tetrahydrocannabinal (THC) and Cannabidiol (CBD),

have been proven to be a better medicine than others currently on the market, both

substances are federally illegal and both are a schedule 1 narcotic. However, with further

studies of medical marijuanas health benefits hopefully soon we will see it legalized in

all fifty states.

Grant et al. provided a very thorough and over the top scientific summary of their

results, as this article is intended for college level students and above. This article had a

lot of valuable information, although, it was categorized and neatly executed. The

research study and their conclusion were clearly presented with the reader in mind.

This article contributed an abundance of research, the bodys chemical reactions

and legalities covering the majority, if not the whole of the topic. My group and I will use

this credible source of information to provide the reader with proven facts of medical
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marijuanas health benefits. We will explain the health benefits of marijuana to state our

position why medical marijuana should be legal in the state of Utah.

Graves, Ginny. The NEW SCIENCE of Marijuana. Prevention. 68.7 (2016): 60-69.

MasterFILE Complete. July 2016. Web. Accessed on 14 February 2017.

Ginny Graves is a self-employed health and psychology writer from California. A

freelance writer for 25 years, and award-winning journalist, Graves work has appeared

regularly in many major national magazines, including Vogue, Self, Glamour, More,

Prevention, Runner's World, and Health. With a BS in Journalism and Mass

Communications from University of Colorado at Boulder, Graves also has multiple

vouchers of credibility from Linkedin.com on her skills in journalism, content

development, editing, and publication.

Graves suggests that, noting studies, the characteristics of cannabis can relieve

chronic pain, migraines, and more. Studies say that marijuana could actually help ease the

countrys massive opioid problem. The effectiveness of the illicit substance is discussed

along with the views of experts on whether medical marijuana should be legal in the

United States. The source was informative, organized, and presented well. The author

does an adequate job of addressing multiple sides of the argument such as therapeutic

use, effectiveness, and risk factors of medical marijuana.

Horowitz, Sala. "The Medical Use of Marijuana: Issues and Indications." Alternative &

Complementary Therapies, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 320-327. December 2014. Web. Accessed

on 3 March 2017.
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Sala Horowitz has a Ph.D. and is a well-known author. She has contributed to

several scholarly journals regarding many different illnesses, and treatments to such

illnesses. The journal that hosted her article is a leading company in the Scientific,

Medical knowledge and information industry. The journal is known for biomedical

research, engineering, business, environment, and legal publications.

Horowitz explains both the negatives and positives of the many illnesses that

medical marijuana can treat. It reveals that although medical cannabis can be used to treat

pain, it lacks the evidence for safe long-term use. Horowitz argues that reclassification of

marijuana would facilitate further research

The material this article contains can help the groups research by illuminating

counterarguments, and how medical marijuana is a premature substance for medical use.

With this information, we can discuss that further research of marijuana is needed.

Mckitrick, Cathy SB 73 fails in Utah committee; SB 89 sent to house for debate Standard

Examiner. 8 March 2016. Web. Accessed on 24 February 2017.

Cathy Mckitrick is a reporter for Staff-Examiner, this author has written more

article for other sources like Salt Lake Tribune. Mckitrick has been working with

journalism for sixteen years, what she loves about her career is the ability to

communicate and cover interesting issues and people. In SB 73 fails in Utah committee;

SB 89 sent to house for debate published by Standard Examiner, she addresses the

debate between the two laws over medical marijuana and which one would be should be

legal. However, SB 73 gets opposed and supporters for SB 89 hopes it can be

strengthened.
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The text in the article has different opinions of representatives who agree and

disagree why SB 73 should be legalized. Mckitrick quotes what supporters and non-

supporters (mostly politicians) have to say about SB 73. The title clearly tells the answer

of which bill got declined. This article was helpful for understanding which bill does

what, and why medical marijuana has not been passed yet.

Nelson, Elizabeth Marie McGhee, PhD. Medical Marijuana. Salem Press Encyclopedia of

Health. Research Starters. January 2016. Web. Accessed on 14 February 2017.

Elizabeth Nelson, Ph.D., Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute is core

faculty and Research Coordinator in the Depth Psychotherapy program and the Director

of Pacifica's Dissertation Office. She has been teaching courses in research, writing, and

dissertation development at Pacifica since 2002. Nelson has been a tool used across

programs at Pacifica and at other graduate schools, which expresses many key ideas

about inquiry centered on the living psyche.

Nelson's article describes a positive attitude toward Marijuana. The herbal plant,

Cannabis Sativa, is used for its dried leaves and flowers. Illegal as a recreational drug

(except in Colorado and Washington) but is legal when prescribed for medicinal and

therapeutic uses. In her article she discusses that marijuana has far more valuable purpose

than just the misconstrued recreational use. The source is excellent because it compares

the variety of use, its versatile forms of intake, and the health risks.

Utah Business. "Utah's Opioid Crisis." vol. 34, no. 11, p. 28. November 2016. Web. Accessed on

3 March 2017.
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This article is written by, Utah Business Magazine. Utah's leading source for

business news, events and recognition programs for professionals. Utah Magazine has a

staffing of nine, which includes four editors. The magazine aims to provide the best

quality information, and is published monthly by Donnie Welch. Utah business, is

associated with multiple companies but not limited to Teleperformance, Okland

Construction and Dell.

The article depicts straight forward information regarding Utahs opioid crisis. It

explains that deaths related to prescription drug abuse has increased substantially. The

article also has graphs and other visuals which points out useful statistics of the epidemic.

The article contains facts that can be checkable from the source it provides. The

text can be easily read and understood. It has very useful information about the opioid

epidemic in Utah, and will be valuable to our group. With this information, we can show

that medical marijuana can help Utah with its opioid epidemic.