Presents a collection of controversial essays that debate issues concerning the legalization of marijuana including topics relating to its medicinal value and the overall effects of marijuana use.
Content Note
Introduction: background to controversy: marijuana and medicine -- Section one: opposing viewpoints on marijuana -- Viewpoint 1: Marijuana is a dangerous drug / Joseph V. Amodio -- Viewpoint 2: The dangers of marijuana are exaggerated / Maia Szalavitz -- Viewpoint 3: Marijuana should be legal / Steve Maich -- Viewpoint 4: Marijuana should be illegal / John P. Walters -- Viewpoint 5: Marijuana has medicinal value / National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws -- Viewpoint 6: Marijuana is not medicine / Andrea Barthwell -- Section two: Model essaysand writing exercises -- Preface A: The five-paragraph essay-- Preface B: The expository essay -- Essay 1: The effects of marijuana -- Exercise A: Create an outline from an existing essay -- Essay two: Marijuana should be legal -- Exercise A: Create an outline from an existing essay -- Exercise B: Create an outline for an opposing expository essay -- Essay three: The medical-marijuana debate -- Exercise A: Examining introductions and conclusions -- Exercise B: Using quotations to enliven your essay -- Final writing challenge: Write your own expository five-paragraph essay -- Section three: Supporting research material -- Appendix A: Facts about marijuana -- Appendix B: Finding and using sources of information -- Appendix C: Using MLA style to create a workscited list -- Appendix D: Sample essay topics.