Composition

Increasing Use of Medical Marijuana

“Outline”

Title

· Increasing use of medicinal Marijuana.

Thesis Statement

· Despite the fact that Marijuana is classified as one of the illicit drugs in most States, the medicinal benefits obtained from the research reveals that the benefits of medicinal marijuana are sufficient enough to call for its legalization.

Topic Sentences:

· According to the report of these scientists, medical marijuana was found to be powerful in alleviating vomiting and nausea resulting from chemotherapy, controlling some kinds of pain, treating wasting of muscles resulting from AIDS, and fighting muscle spasms that are linked with multiple sclerosis.

· The supporters of medicinal marijuana encourage the people to loudly raise their opposition to federal restrictions. These supporters have been heard in some states like California and Arizona (Chon, 1997).

· In this study, thirty three point three percent of the respondents showed current use of medical marijuana. The examples of the frequent use of marijuana were outlined. For seventy nine percent, cannabis was praised for bringing better mental condition as well as reducing stress. Sixty-seven percent on the other hand said that marijuana was good in improving appetite and letting people to gain weight

· This means that MMLs are very important for ensuring that the medicinal drug is legalized for medical purposes since such legalization has no effect on adolescent’s indulgence in drug abuse (Lynne-Landsman, Livingston & Wagenaar, 2013).

References

Chon, G. (1997). Medical Marijuana: A Dream Up in Smoke?. Human Rights, 24(4), 16-17.

Clark, P.A. (2000). The Ethics of Medical Marijuana: Government Restrictions vs. Medical Necessity. Journal of Public Health Policy.21(1) pp. 40-60

Lynne-Landsman, S. D., Livingston, M. D., & Wagenaar, A. C. (2013). Effects of State Medical Marijuana Laws on Adolescent Marijuana Use. American Journal Of Public Health, 103(8), 1500-1506. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.301117

Sidney, S. ( 2001).Marijuana Use in HIV-Positive and AIDS Patients. Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics 1(3-4), pages 35-41