University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute. "Learn About Marijuana:
Factsheets: What Is Cannabis?" Learn About Marijuana: Factsheets: What Is Cannabis? University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, June 2013. Web. 23 Apr. 2015.
The University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute’s Factsheet What is Cannabis? makes science-based information about the cannabis sativa plant available for the public. The Factsheet informs the reader about the composition of cannabis and how it is produced into its three most common forms: marijuana, hashish and hash oil, as well as the drugs long term and short term effects. The Factsheet also uses information from the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health giving the reader not only a good idea of how many people in the united states use a form of cannabis regularly, but also the average ages of when these people first started to use the drug. The factsheet also mentions concerns “...about the link between cannabis use and …show more content…
Though it may be bias and out dated information on the drug it does hold historical significations and acts as a time capouse preserving what people really thought about Marijuana in the 1930’s, and is a great example of this anti-pot histra happening at the time. This Source is relevant to my thesis because it is one of the first films Marijuana is the subject of, and a big part of my thesis is about the portal of Marijuana use, and users in film and how it affect public opinion and legislation. This is relevant to my other sources because it provides a great starting point for comparing and contrasting the Portrayal of Marijuana use throughout the history of film. Some further questions I have to answer: How does this film's Portrayal compare to more recent
Factsheets: What Is Cannabis?" Learn About Marijuana: Factsheets: What Is Cannabis? University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, June 2013. Web. 23 Apr. 2015.
The University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute’s Factsheet What is Cannabis? makes science-based information about the cannabis sativa plant available for the public. The Factsheet informs the reader about the composition of cannabis and how it is produced into its three most common forms: marijuana, hashish and hash oil, as well as the drugs long term and short term effects. The Factsheet also uses information from the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health giving the reader not only a good idea of how many people in the united states use a form of cannabis regularly, but also the average ages of when these people first started to use the drug. The factsheet also mentions concerns “...about the link between cannabis use and …show more content…
Though it may be bias and out dated information on the drug it does hold historical significations and acts as a time capouse preserving what people really thought about Marijuana in the 1930’s, and is a great example of this anti-pot histra happening at the time. This Source is relevant to my thesis because it is one of the first films Marijuana is the subject of, and a big part of my thesis is about the portal of Marijuana use, and users in film and how it affect public opinion and legislation. This is relevant to my other sources because it provides a great starting point for comparing and contrasting the Portrayal of Marijuana use throughout the history of film. Some further questions I have to answer: How does this film's Portrayal compare to more recent