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Outline:MedicalMarijuana

I. Introduction
A. Background
1. HookManypeoplethinkthatmarijuanaisonlyusedforthewrong
purposesbutforsomehouseholdsmedicalmarijuanaisthebestmedical
treatmentforPatientsortheirchildrenformedicalillnesssuchasCancer
AndotherIllnesses.AccordingtotheNationalCancerInstituteatthe
NationalInstitutesofHealth,laboratoryandanimalstudieshaveshown
thatcannabinoidshavetumorfightingcapabilities,whichcankillcancer
cells.(YUCHEN,WU)
2. BackgroundWithlegalizationhascomeawaveofnewresearch
exam
iningthecancerfightingpropertiesofthesedifferentcannabinoid
com
pounds.(YUCHEN,WU)Thetestwillbetodeterminehoweffective
thesesubstances,whencoupledwiththistargetedcellinjection
technology,areinfightingcancerandminimizingitsside
effects.(YUCHEN,WU)Thetypeofcellthatwearegoingtoincorporate
willhaveaparticulartypeofactivitythatiscapableofcon
vertinga
componentofcannabistoanactiveanticancerdrug.(YUCHEN,
WU)Cannabisandcannabinoidsmayhavebenefitsintreatingthe
symp
tomsofcancerorthesideeffectsofcancertherapies.(YUCHEN,
WU)
3. ThesisStatement
Medicalmarijuanashouldbelegalizedbecausestudies
showthatithelpswithcertainillnesses,NotForProfitMembers,and
Statesthathavealreadymadeitlegal.
II. Bodyofresearchpaper
A. ThesisSupport#1
1. Firstmainideaofcategory
WhenlegalizingMedicalMarijuanaPeopleshouldlookingintoalltheillnesses
thatmedicalmarijuanatreatsandhowmanypeoplehavebeenpositivelyaffected
bymedicalmarijuanatreatments.
a. TheUniversityofNorthernColoradoisoneofthefirstschoolsin
thestatetobegininvesti
gatingthecancerfightingpropertiesof
marijuana,usinganewpartnershipwithbiotechnologycompany
Nuvilex.(YUCHEN,WU)
b. Itsgoalistodeterminewhetherthecompany'spatentedtechnology
canbeusedalongwithmedicalcannabistokilltumors.(YUCHEN,
WU)
c. Theideaistohavepatientstakein
activecannabinoids,whichare
theactivechemicalconstituentofmarijuana.(YUCHEN,WU)
d. Whentheinac
tivecannabinoidsreachthesite,theyareactivated
bythecell.(YUCHEN,WU)

B. ThesisSupport#2
1. Firstmainideaofcategory
a. SomenotforprofitOrganizationsthatsalemedicalmarijuanaare

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alreadyaheadofotherorganizationsthatarescepticalaboutselling
medicalmarihuana.Becausemorepeoplearedoingtheirresearch
onmedicalmarijuanaandseeingtheitcantreatillnessesbetter
thanothermedications.
Medicalmarijuanaorganizationsthatoperateasnotforprofit
membershiporganizationshaveanopportunitytoreceivefunds
thatarenotrevenue.(Taggart,WilliamE.,andJenniferTaggart.)
saleofmedicalmarijuanaoverthoseorganizationsengagedinthe
distributionandsaleofmarijuanathatlackafoundationforthe
receiptoffundsthatarenotincludedinrevenue.(Taggart,William
E.,andJenniferTaggart.)
Notforprofitmembershiporganizationsthatcantakeadvantage
ofthisopportunityhaveafinancialadvantageoverorganizations
engagedinthesaleofmarijuanaforrecreational
purposes.(Taggart,WilliamE.,andJenniferTaggart.)
Anotforprofitorganizationrecognizedunderstatelawwhich
medicalmarijuanapatientscanjoinasmembers.(Taggart,William
E.,andJenniferTaggart.)

C. ThesisSupport#3
1. Firstmainideaofcategory
a. Stateallacrosstheworldaretakingsurveyandaskingpeopleto
givethereopinionontheuseandlegalizationofmedical
marijuana.moststatethataskandtakesurveysaregettingpositive
resultsinthosestatesarewheremedicalmarijuanaislegal.
b. Arecentsurveyofarandomizedsampleofover1,000registered
votersrevealedthat85%ofAmericansthinkadultsshouldbe
allowedtousemarijuanaformedicalpurposesifaphysician
prescribesit(FoxNewsPoll,2013)(Rollins,Judy,A.)
c. Today,20statesandtheDistrictofColumbia(seeFigure1)have
legalizedmedicalmarijuana(ProCon.org,2014)(Rollins,Judy,A.)
d. Anecdotalevidenceindicatestheeffectivenessofmedical
marijuanainthetreatmentofvariousdisordersor
diseases.(Rollins,Judy,A.)

D. Counterargument
1. Legalizingmarijuanawouldincreasecrimeratesandpeoplebecoming
addictedtootherdrugs.Peopleriskbeinggivenamisdiagnosisjustto
receivemedicalmarijuana.
2. Doctorsareunderhippocraticoathwhichwillpreventthemfrom
misdiagnosingpatientsjusttoreceiveservices.
3. TheDrugEnforcementAgency(DEA)continuestomaintaina
conservativestanceoncannabisuse,callingforittobeclassifiedasa
scheduleIdrug.
4. ReschedulingittoascheduleIIdrugwouldreflecttheknownmedicinal
valueofmarijuanawhileacknowledgingtheimportanceofpropermedical

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supervisionandacceptingthatmoreresearchisnecessaryintotheside
effectsandpossibledangersofmedicalmarijuanause

III. Conclusion
A. Medicalmarijuanashouldbelegalbecauseitandbeusedtotreat
illnessesand
NotForProfitMembers,andStatesthathavealreadymadeitlegal.
B. medicalmarijuanalegalizationshouldbevotedoninallstatessopeoplecan
reallyseehowitbenefitsthemandthestatebecauseotherstateshavemadeit
legalandithaspositivelybenefitedthem.
1. peopleshouldlookintoalltheillnessesthatmedicalmarijuanatreats
andhowmanypeoplehavebeenpositivelyaffectedbymedicalmarijuana
treatments.
2. SomenotforprofitOrganizationsthatsalemedicalmarijuanaarealready
aheadofotherorganizationsthatarescepticalaboutsellingmedical
marihuana.
3. Arecentsurveyofarandomizedsampleofover1,000registeredvoters
revealedthat85%ofAmericansthinkadultsshouldbeallowedtouse
marijuanaformedicalpurposesifaphysicianprescribesit
C. Concludingthoughts