informative speech outline - weed

Mykayla Willis Speech Date: 4/13/16 MW 1:00-2:30

Topic: Topic: Marijuana eneral !urpose: "n#or$ Speci#ic !urpose: To co$$unicate %hat $arijuana is& the le'ali(ations in )i##erent states an) the o*erall e##ects o# the )ru's+

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"ntro)uction ,+ ,ttention ,ttention etter etter:: Di) you you kno% that 61 o# o# ,$eri ,$ericans cans say they they support support $arijuana le'ali(ation. Theres a catch to the all-ti$e hi'h support& 24 o# le'ali(ation supporters sai) $arijuana shoul) e $a)e a*ailale only %ith a $e)ical prescription+ ,nother 43 sai) there shoul) e restrictions on  purchase a$ounts+ ,n) 1/3 o# le'ali(ation le'ali(ation supporters sai) there shoul) e no restrictions on purchase a$ounts+ + eason to to isten: isten: So$e o# you you ha*e proaly proaly trie) trie) $arijuana $arijuana or at least least kno%s so$eone %ho has an) you $ost likely )ont kno% as $uch as you think you kno% aout %hat it is or the e##ects+ 5+ 5re)iilit 5re)iility y State$ent: State$ent: " connect connect to this topic topic ecause ecause "*e )ale) )ale) %ith the recreational use o# $arijuana so the research "*e )o ne is not only in#or$ational to you ut to $e also an) "*e )isco*er so $uch that "*e ne*er kne% e*en thou'h " #elt " kne% a lot aout this topic+

D+ Thesis: Thesis: Despite Despite ein' a contro*er contro*ersial sial topic topic an) not ein' le'ali(e) le'ali(e) in $any states& $arijuana is use) #or recreational purposes an) $e)ical purposes %ith short ter$ an) lon' ter$ e##ects o*erall+ + !re* !re*ie ie% % o# Mai Main n !oint !oints: s: 1+ 7irst& 7irst& " %ill %ill )escrie )escrie %hat %hat $arijuan $arijuanaa is an) ho% ho% it is is use)+ use)+ 2+ 8e9t& " %ill e9a$ine e9a$ine the short/l short/lon' on' ter$ e##ects e##ects o# $arijuana $arijuana an) the 'ate%ay+; 3+ astly& astly& " %ill re#lect re#lect on the the le'ali(ati le'ali(ation on o# $arijua $arijuana+ na+ ""+

o)y ,+ Mariju Marijuana/ ana/+ Marijuana is the $ost co$$only use) illicit )ru' in the ?+S ecause #e%er youn' people elie*e $arijuana is risky+ !eople can s$oke $arijuana or can $i9 it in their #oo) an) ha*e e)iles+ Marijuana is s$oke) usin' han) rolle) ci'arettes or papers to $ake joints& pipes& on's an) e*en e$ptie) ci'ars re#ille) %ith $arijuana+ So$e people e*en use *apori(ers to a*oi) inhalin' s$oke+ The $ost co$$on e)iles are ro%nies& cookies& can)y or e*en tea+ !eople e9tract T<5 #ro$ the $arijuana an) use it in the #or$ o# oil& %a9 or shatter+ a+ ,cco ,ccor) r)in in' ' to a year yearly ly sur sur*ey *ey o#  o# $i))le an) hi'h school stu)ents& rates o# $arijuana use ha*e stea)ie) in the th e past #e% years a#ter se*eral years o# increase+  + T<5 sti$ulates cells in the rain to release )opa$ine& creatin' euphoria& accor)in' to 8"D,+ + Short Short an) on' on' ter$ e##ec e##ects/ ts/'at 'ate%ay e%ay 1+ Marijuana Marijuana has short short an) lon' lon' ter$ e##e e##ects cts on the rain+ rain+ The The short ter$ ter$ e##ects e##ects is %hat people are $ost #a$iliar %ith+ The hi'h; e##ect is short ter$ causin'

altere) senses& chan'es in $oo)& i$paire) o)y  o)y $o*e$ent an) $e$ory& )i##iculty %ith thinkin' an) prole$ sol*in' an) also altere) sense o# ti$e+ The T<5 @uickly passes #ro$ the lun's into the loo)strea$ a#ter one s$okes an) the loo) carries the che$ical to the rain an) a #e% other or'ans+ Marijuana has lon' ter$ e##ects such as the rain )e*elop$ent+ When usin' $arijuana startin' as a teen& it $ay cause re)uce) thinkin'& $e$ory an) learnin' ailities+ !hysical e##ects %oul) e reathin' prole$s& increase) heart rate& an) %hen use) )urin' pre'nancy it coul) cause prole$s %ith chil) )e*elop$ent )urin' an) a#ter pre'nancy+ !eople see $arijuana as a 'ate%ay; )ru'& #or its therapeutic ene#its+ "t causes $any to  e stress #ree an) escape #ro$ the prole$s they ha*e+ They use it to take a $ini $ental *acation+ a+ So$e o# the si)e si)e e##ects e##ects o# T<5 inclu)e inclu)e a )ecreas )ecreasee in "A& "A& $e$ory an) co'nition& especially in youn'er youn' er people& sai) Dr+ Da$on askin& $e)ical )irector at 5li##si)e Maliu Treat$ent 5enter+  + , stu)y stu)y sho%e)  sho%e) that people %ho starte) s$okin' $arijuana hea*ily in their teens an) ha) an on'oin' cannais use )isor)er lost an a*era'e o#  ei'ht "A points et%een a'es 13 an) 3B+ 5+ e'ali( e'ali(ati ation on o# $ariju $arijuana ana 1+ States %oul) le'ali(e le'ali(e $arijua $arijuana na #or $e)ical $e)ical use& use& recreationa recreationall use or none+ none+ So$e states that allo%s the $e)ical use are strict on %h at type o# $e)ical con)itions that allo% #or treat$ent )epen)in' on the state+ The #our states that ha*e le'ali(e) $arijuana #or recreational use =Cune 201> has a it o# restriction too& in ,laska a)ults 21 an) ol)er can no% an) transport& uy or  possess up to an ounce o# $arijuana an) si9 plants+ Ere'on *oters allo%s a)ults to possess up to an ounce o# $arijuana in pulic an) B ounces in their

ho$es+ Ether states ha*e passe) la%s #or le'ali(in' the p ossession o# up to 20 ounces o# cannais oil+ a+ The Dru' Dru' !olicy !olicy ,llian ,lliance ce elie*es elie*es $arijua $arijuana na shoul) shoul) e re$o*e) re$o*e) #ro$ #ro$ the cri$inal justice syste$ an) re'ulate) like alcohol an) toacco ecause o# the opportunities like creatin' jos& sa*in' $oney& re)ucin' har$+  + ,ccor)in' to the 8ational the 8ational 5ancer "nstitute& "nstitute& $arijuana has een use) #or

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$e)icinal purposes #or $ore than 3&000 years+ 5onclusion 1+ Marijuana Marijuana can can e use) #or #or $e)ical $e)ical purposes purposes an) recreation recreational al purposes purposes ha*in' lon' ter$ an) short ter$ e##ects an) ein' le'ali(e) in a #e% states+ "*e in#or$e) you on %hat $arijuana is& ho% it is use)& the e##ects on the  rain an) the le'ali(ation la%s in the ?+S+