Marijuana: A beneficial solutions for veterans returning from combat?
For this assignment, I want to know how marijuana can help improve the lives (both emotionally and physically) of veterans returning from combat, deployment and harsh environments.
A working thesis can be that: Can marijuana be proven instrumental in reducing and improving medical ailments in veterans?
These medical ailments such as PTSD and depression, among others. I believe it should be legalized and that the VA ( a Federal agency), should acknowledge cannabis as a sure way to help fight mobility and chronic diseases. Cannabis is beneficial as well for mental health. Depression, anxiety and mood disorder symptoms can help be alleviated with marijuana.
Main points:
- Talk about legalization issues, both at federal and state level.
- Negative stigma of cannabis and its users.
- Positive health effects and studies conducted.
- Different forms of cannabis use and how they each impact the user.
Reflection
I think my thesis can be much more stronger, I need to find sources that credit what information I need to further research and understand. The next step in researching and writing my paper would be to gather more sources and see if I can link things together to gain more clarity. I’m not so sure on my thesis or on what I really want to find out about cannabis. The aspect of cannabis and the negative stigmas that surround marijuana use and its users. I want to make sure that I know what the average demographic marijuana user is, as well as, know if there are any combat veterans or veterans in general such as myself that use cannabis to help make the quality of life better.
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- 3. Heinrich, Janet, and Mary Lynn Mathre. “Policy Perspectives: Therapeutic Cannabis.” The American Journal of Nursing, vol. 101, no. 4, 2001, pp. 61- 69 www.Jstor.org/stable/3522665
You have a clear research question, Jonathan, as stated in the working title of your paper. I think you could tweak the wording of the question as provided in the text of this post–perhaps to focus on reducing symptoms or suffering?
I believe that your thesis is that “Cannabis as a sure way to help fight mobility and chronic diseases. Cannabis is beneficial as well for mental health. Depression, anxiety and mood disorder symptoms can help be alleviated with marijuana.”
There are so many studies, that I recommend narrowing your focus–in fact, you could focus specifically on the last line I quoted: “Depression, anxiety, and mood disorder symptoms…” as your thesis and the subject of specific case studies that support your thesis.
I’m not sure what you mean when you refer to “a way to fight mobility.” Did you mean to say immobility? Or something else?
Looking forward to reading more!