I thought Stephanie had a lot of information to give me and was therough with her answers. She gave really great responses and had a lot of information to obtain. She gave me some new information on the issue such as, why medical marijuana is prescribed and who the people are that are prescribing it. I agreed with most of the issues she had brought up. She felt the same way as I did mainly legalizing marijuana for medical and non-medical uses. I spent a good hour interviewing her on this subject. She told me that in order to get medical marijuana prescribed to you, you have see your primary care doctor and then they will decide if is appropriate for your situation. I learned that you can have it prescribed for not only pain relief but can have it be used for cancer patients after chemo and glaucoma patients.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Final Blog Post - Summative Response
Thesis: I believe Medical Marijuana should be legalized because the pros outweigh the cons.
When I first began researching medical marijuana, not a lot was written on the subject yet lots of controversies were happening around it. Many people were definitely against the subject and many are now, but since looking at it, a lot of people are changing their minds and reconsidering the thought. The thought of marijuana being just a plant has crossed many minds and other think that's the whole reason why people start gangs and what-not. I found the websites very helpful in my deeper understanding, but the thing that helped me the most was the interview I had. The nurse I interviewed answered all my questions and was very helpful in my understanding of the topic. I feel I'm pretty knowledgeable on the subject and could explain all about the topic. I still am questioning about the whole political point of view on this; the state of Maine allowing it but the government not... I'm still confused on that issue. Some connections I made were that most people find that marijuana Isn't that bad of a drug.
Many pros I found were:
~Its better for you then most drugs out there.
~Alcohol and cigarettes are way worse for you than marijuana and those are legal.
~It relieves stress and makes you feel better.
Some cons I found are:
~It is bad for your brain and most of your body.
~It gets you high and considers you intoxicated.
I think most people don't know about it so they automatically consider it a bad drug. This is probably the best drug out there for you if you were to ever to do drugs.
When I first began researching medical marijuana, not a lot was written on the subject yet lots of controversies were happening around it. Many people were definitely against the subject and many are now, but since looking at it, a lot of people are changing their minds and reconsidering the thought. The thought of marijuana being just a plant has crossed many minds and other think that's the whole reason why people start gangs and what-not. I found the websites very helpful in my deeper understanding, but the thing that helped me the most was the interview I had. The nurse I interviewed answered all my questions and was very helpful in my understanding of the topic. I feel I'm pretty knowledgeable on the subject and could explain all about the topic. I still am questioning about the whole political point of view on this; the state of Maine allowing it but the government not... I'm still confused on that issue. Some connections I made were that most people find that marijuana Isn't that bad of a drug.
Many pros I found were:
~Its better for you then most drugs out there.
~Alcohol and cigarettes are way worse for you than marijuana and those are legal.
~It relieves stress and makes you feel better.
Some cons I found are:
~It is bad for your brain and most of your body.
~It gets you high and considers you intoxicated.
I think most people don't know about it so they automatically consider it a bad drug. This is probably the best drug out there for you if you were to ever to do drugs.
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