Marijuana Legalization Outline
The Legalization of Marijuana
Thesis Statement: The legalization of marijuana in the United States would create a drastic change by forming a more productive society through all of the positive uses of cannabis, physically, economically, and socially.
I. Examination of the plant
A. The other common names—hemp, cannabis, bud, and weed
B. Society’s views on the plant are very stereotypical
1. Known as harmful, deathly, and hazardous
2. It is said that one’s attitude can be alarming and harmful to others
C. Marijuana can be consumed in baked goods, vaporized, or even brewed
1. Brownies can be cooked with marijuana
2. Tea or coffee can be brewed with the plant
D. THC is the main chemical
1. The amount can be regulated
2. It determines the strength of the high
E. Marijuana has been proved to help and cure many diseases and health problems
1. Glaucoma, epilepsy, arthritis, chronic pain, and depression can be cured and prevented with the use of marijuana
2. Marijuana can even help one with aids
II. Past legality in the United States
A. At one point in time, it was 100% legal
1. It was one of the largest agricultural crops in the world
2. The first law to exist in the U.S. was a law demanding the U.S. farmers to grow hemp
B. In 1920, cannabis, hemp, and marijuana became illegal
1. It remained illegal until World War II
2. In 1948, all forms of marijuana were illegal again and still remains to be illegal.
III. The United States’ debt and taxation
A. As of February of 2013, the national debt was $16,797,828,899,087.
B. The death rates are more common for other abused substances
1. 50,000 people each year die from alcohol poisoning.
2. More than 400,000 deaths are attributed to tobacco smoking.
3. There are zero deaths related to the use of cannabis.
C. The amount of Americans who smoke is substantial
1. 25 million Americans smoke marijuana in the past year.
2. More than 14 million people smoke regularly.
D. Enforcing marijuana
Thesis Statement: The legalization of marijuana in the United States would create a drastic change by forming a more productive society through all of the positive uses of cannabis, physically, economically, and socially.
I. Examination of the plant
A. The other common names—hemp, cannabis, bud, and weed
B. Society’s views on the plant are very stereotypical
1. Known as harmful, deathly, and hazardous
2. It is said that one’s attitude can be alarming and harmful to others
C. Marijuana can be consumed in baked goods, vaporized, or even brewed
1. Brownies can be cooked with marijuana
2. Tea or coffee can be brewed with the plant
D. THC is the main chemical
1. The amount can be regulated
2. It determines the strength of the high
E. Marijuana has been proved to help and cure many diseases and health problems
1. Glaucoma, epilepsy, arthritis, chronic pain, and depression can be cured and prevented with the use of marijuana
2. Marijuana can even help one with aids
II. Past legality in the United States
A. At one point in time, it was 100% legal
1. It was one of the largest agricultural crops in the world
2. The first law to exist in the U.S. was a law demanding the U.S. farmers to grow hemp
B. In 1920, cannabis, hemp, and marijuana became illegal
1. It remained illegal until World War II
2. In 1948, all forms of marijuana were illegal again and still remains to be illegal.
III. The United States’ debt and taxation
A. As of February of 2013, the national debt was $16,797,828,899,087.
B. The death rates are more common for other abused substances
1. 50,000 people each year die from alcohol poisoning.
2. More than 400,000 deaths are attributed to tobacco smoking.
3. There are zero deaths related to the use of cannabis.
C. The amount of Americans who smoke is substantial
1. 25 million Americans smoke marijuana in the past year.
2. More than 14 million people smoke regularly.
D. Enforcing marijuana