Specific Purpose: To inform my audience why the United States government should legalize cannabis.
Thesis: The United States government should legalize cannabis because cannabis not only can be used for medical conditions, but also benefit the community by improving the economy, as well creating less crime by taking cannabis profits out of the hands of street dealers and into the hands of the government.
Introduction
I. According to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), approximately 100 million Americans have tried cannabis sometime in their lifetime, while 25 million Americans have used it within the past month (About Marijuana). As a person who suffers anxiety, cannabis had been in my prescription as an ingredient for almost every day in the past few years of my …show more content…
Background: The history of legalizing cannabis in the United States
a. President Roosevelt signed the Pure Food and Drug Act, otherwise called the Wiley Act on June 30, 1906. This act implies that any sales of medicines, as well as marijuana must be labelled to prevent poisoning (Historical Timeline, 2013).
b. Furthermore, marijuana was once legal in the United States; Massachusetts became the first state to prohibit marijuana in 1911 (Historical Timeline, 2013).
c. On November 5, 1996, California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana in the United States. Today, medicinal marijuana is legalized in 25 states in the United States (25 Legal Medical Marijuana States and DC, 2016).
(Transition: Now that we’ve explored the history of legalizing cannabis in the United States, let’s take a look at what cannabis can do.)
II. The author of an article published on WebMD, which is a popular website for medical information claims that cannabis can be used to treat multiple sclerosis, alleviate nausea, increase appetite, and helps prevent seizures (Harding,
Thesis: The United States government should legalize cannabis because cannabis not only can be used for medical conditions, but also benefit the community by improving the economy, as well creating less crime by taking cannabis profits out of the hands of street dealers and into the hands of the government.
Introduction
I. According to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), approximately 100 million Americans have tried cannabis sometime in their lifetime, while 25 million Americans have used it within the past month (About Marijuana). As a person who suffers anxiety, cannabis had been in my prescription as an ingredient for almost every day in the past few years of my …show more content…
Background: The history of legalizing cannabis in the United States
a. President Roosevelt signed the Pure Food and Drug Act, otherwise called the Wiley Act on June 30, 1906. This act implies that any sales of medicines, as well as marijuana must be labelled to prevent poisoning (Historical Timeline, 2013).
b. Furthermore, marijuana was once legal in the United States; Massachusetts became the first state to prohibit marijuana in 1911 (Historical Timeline, 2013).
c. On November 5, 1996, California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana in the United States. Today, medicinal marijuana is legalized in 25 states in the United States (25 Legal Medical Marijuana States and DC, 2016).
(Transition: Now that we’ve explored the history of legalizing cannabis in the United States, let’s take a look at what cannabis can do.)
II. The author of an article published on WebMD, which is a popular website for medical information claims that cannabis can be used to treat multiple sclerosis, alleviate nausea, increase appetite, and helps prevent seizures (Harding,