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Ms. Hallford
CCSS, Period 3
20 October 2015
Annotated Bibliography
Carroll, Aaron E. "How 'Medical' Is Marijuana." The New York Times. The New York Times, 20 July 2015. Web. 12 Oct. 2015. .
In the newspaper article, “How ‘Medical’ Is Marijuana”, Aaron E. Carroll explains the medical benefits and hazards of marijuana, and also some other issues surrounding the topic. The author states that from certain research information and statistics show that medical marijuana can help in relieving and curing special diseases or symptoms. The author also points out that there are several side effects that patients need to consider when using the drug. This article is helpful for my research document, because it clearly points out the pros and cons of medical marijuana in an easy to understand manner. The article also points out extra information that is quite useful, like how “…the federal government has made …show more content…
The article also explains why the FDA doesn’t approve marijuana as medicine as well. This article has really helped me understand the chemical properties of marijuana, especially the properties of cannabinoids. According to the article “Cannabinoids are chemicals related to delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol(THC), marijuana’s main mind-altering ingredient….Currently, the two main cannabinoids from the marijuana plant that are of medical interest are THC and CBD” (“Is Marijuana Medicine?”). This sort of precise information allowed me to get a grasp of even the medical side of marijuana. However, the article was biased toward that medical marijuana is good, and only gave the benefits of medical marijuana. In general, this article was truly helpful, and can be used in my research paper to explain medical marijuana to my reader in a way that they can
Ms. Hallford
CCSS, Period 3
20 October 2015
Annotated Bibliography
Carroll, Aaron E. "How 'Medical' Is Marijuana." The New York Times. The New York Times, 20 July 2015. Web. 12 Oct. 2015. .
In the newspaper article, “How ‘Medical’ Is Marijuana”, Aaron E. Carroll explains the medical benefits and hazards of marijuana, and also some other issues surrounding the topic. The author states that from certain research information and statistics show that medical marijuana can help in relieving and curing special diseases or symptoms. The author also points out that there are several side effects that patients need to consider when using the drug. This article is helpful for my research document, because it clearly points out the pros and cons of medical marijuana in an easy to understand manner. The article also points out extra information that is quite useful, like how “…the federal government has made …show more content…
The article also explains why the FDA doesn’t approve marijuana as medicine as well. This article has really helped me understand the chemical properties of marijuana, especially the properties of cannabinoids. According to the article “Cannabinoids are chemicals related to delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol(THC), marijuana’s main mind-altering ingredient….Currently, the two main cannabinoids from the marijuana plant that are of medical interest are THC and CBD” (“Is Marijuana Medicine?”). This sort of precise information allowed me to get a grasp of even the medical side of marijuana. However, the article was biased toward that medical marijuana is good, and only gave the benefits of medical marijuana. In general, this article was truly helpful, and can be used in my research paper to explain medical marijuana to my reader in a way that they can