Research Methods

Hook: What are the benefits of legalizing marijuana in the U.S.?

Background Information: Marijuana is made from dried and shredded parts of the cannabis plant, like the stems, leaves, seeds, and flowers. Cannabis is divided into three species – cannabis ruderalis, indica, and sativa. Cannabis ruderalis contains low levels of Tetra Hydro cannabinol, which is one of 113 cannabinoids discovered in marijuana. Cannabis indica produces large quantities of THC, which provides euphoric effects that make it popular for use both as a medicinal and recreational drug. When compared to indica strains, cannabis sativa generally comprise of a higher THC concentration. However, all three can be treated as subspecies of C. sativa that originated from Central Asia (Keyhani et al., 2018). The plant is also known as hemp, even though this term refers to cannabis that is cultivated for non-drug use.

Problem Statement: This research aims to problems pushing American youth to drug use are basic. Drugs are a means of escape because when people look around, all they see are dishonest politicians, police brutality, corruption, graft, segregation, discrimination, racism, war, water pollution, and air pollution.

Research Question: How does transportation, tourism, construction, real estate, and food industry benefit from legal marijuana?

Hypothesis: It is believed that according to statistics, more than 128 million people have experimented marijuana, despite it being illegalized under federal law. Annually, almost 600,000 Americans are caught for marijuana possession, which equates to one person per minute.

Thesis Statement: The purpose of this paper leads to legalizing marijuana not only boosts the economy, but also leads to decreased teen marijuana use.