TheResearchPaperTrail

Project

KarloSantiago
Int1.Summer2015
11Sept2015

TABLEOFCONTENTS

ResearchStatementandResearchQuestion......................................
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ResearchOutline..........................................................3
conceptmap....................................................... 4
AnnotatedBibliographyofRelevantSources......................................
5AnnotatedBibliographyofLessrelevantSources..................................
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ResearchSummary.........................................................
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RESEARCHSTATEMENT

Whenwewereassignedtobrainstormforresearchtopics,Iwasfascinatedwithour
abilitytodream,andtheactofbeingabletocontrolonesdream.Theideaofbeingableto
controlthethereality,oratleasthowyouperceiveit,excitesme.However,itwasdifficultfor
metocomeupwithasolidresearchstatementaboutdreamingfurthermore,itwasalsohardfor
metofindareferencetodreamingthroughtheSubjectLibraryGuides.
Comingfromthesameideaofalteringhowweperceivereality,ichosetohavemy
secondtopicaboutmarijuana.Thistopicgavememultipleaspectsonwhattofocusononhowto
framemyresearch.Ichosetofocusonthemedicinalaspectofmarijuanaandthelegalizationof
recreationaluse.Legalizationofrecreationaluseofmarijuanahasbeenareoccurringtopicin
todaysnews,soitseemedperfecttowritearesearchpaperaboutit.

RESEARCHQUESTION

HowhasthelegalizationofrecreationalandmedicinaluseofcannabisinUnitedStates
progressinthelast40years?

RESEARCHOUTLINE

Introduction
a. Researchquestion
b. Thesis/pointofview
BackgroundInformationandstatistics(Warf,2014)
a. historyofmarijuanause
b. marijuanacomparedtoalcohol
Myths(Iversen,1999)
a. Claimsandcounterarguments
b. Counterarguments
Legalization(Brownlee,1997)(USGov,2015)
a. medicinalmarijuana
b. recreationalmarijuana
Conclusion

INITIALCONCEPTMAP

4ANNOTATEDRELEVANTBIBLIOGRAPHY

Brownlee,N.(1997,December28).PottheTruthSensationalNewBookExplodesMyths
About
DangersofMarijuanaProfessorsCallforLegalisationofCannabis:People
Investigation.
The
People
,p.89.Retrievedfrom
www.lexisnexis.com

Retrievedfromlexisnexis,Brownleesarticlenotonlydebunksthemythsaboutthe
dangersofmarijuana,italsoshowstextualevidenceoflobbyistsfightingforthelegalizationof
thedrug.ItshowsthehistoryofhowpeopleurgedtheUSCongresstodecriminalizemarijuana,
onlytobehaltedbythenewlyelectedPresidentReaganatthetime.Thisnewspaperarticle
providesthepoliticalaspectofmarijuanaandUSpoliticalstanceagainstitinthe1990s.

http://www.lexisnexis.com.proxy.library.ucsb.edu:2048/lnacui2api/api/version1/getDocCui?lni=
3RNM3N000017F0RJ&csi=270944,270077,11059,8411&hl=t&hv=t&hnsd=f&hns=t&hgn=t
&oc=00240&perma=true

Iversen,L.(1999).Marijuana:TheMythsareHarmfultoYourHealth.
CerebrumI
,(no.2,pp
3749)
referencedinMillersMarijuana.
TheEncyclopediaofAddictiveDrugs.
(2002):244246

CerebrumisamonthlyscholarlypublicationsbytheDANAFoundation,whichare
writtenandeditedbydoctors.ThisentrywaspostedonOctober1999.WrittenbyDr.Iversen,
thisarticletalksaboutthemostcommonillegalrecreationaldruginthewesternworld,andtheir
popularbeliefs.Thisarticleisusefultomesinceitprovidesrawdataandstatisticsthaticanuse
tosupportmythesis.Thisarticlealsomentionssomestudiesthatprovemarijuanasclinical
effectivenessandothermedicinalapplications.Iwouldusethisarticletoprovideevidencesof
earlyacceptanceofmarijuanaasamedicine.

http://dana.org/Cerebrum/1999/Marijuana__The_Myths_Are_Hazardous_to_Your_Health/#

UnitedStatesGovernment,Senate.(2015).Conflictsbetweenstateandfederalmarijuanalaws
:
hearingbeforetheCommitteeontheJudiciary,UnitedStatesSenate,OneHundred
Thirteenth
Congress,firstsession,Tuesday,September10,2013.Washington,DC:U.S.
Government
PublishingOffice.

Ichosetoincludethisgovernmentpublishedillustrationofahearingaboutmarijuana
laws,sinceIneededsomethingtoprovideevidenceofprogressionofthelegalizationof
medicinalandrecreationalmarijuanaintherecenttimes.Theconflictbetweenstateandfederal
marijuanalawsisoneofthebiggestobstaclesinpassingthelaw,sincethelawdifferenceis
confusingtoeveryone.Thebookdiscussesthefailedattempttolegalizerecreationaluseof
marijuana,thatwentthroughonSeptember2013.

pegasus.library.ucsb.edu/F/?func=direct&doc_number=004516694&local_base=SBA01PUB
*theGovernmentInformationCenterwasclosedforrenovation

Warf,B.(2014).HighPoints:AnHistoricalGeographyofCannabis.
GeographicalReview
,
104(4),
414438.

HighPointsbyBarneyWarfisanentryinascholarlyperiodicalcalledGeographical
Review.Thisarticleprovideshistoricalevidencesofdifferentmarijuanauseasearlyas3000BC
notjustinUnitedStated,butinthewholeworldaswell.Icanusetheseinformationinthe
backgroundsectionofmypaper.Inthefirstfewparagraphsofmypaper,Iwouldprobablytalk
abouthowcannabiswasbroughttoAmerica,andhowweuseditnotjustforrecreational
purpose.

[doi:10.1111/j.19310846.2014.12038.x]

2ANNOTATEDIRRELEVANTBIBLIOGRAPHY
Carlson,B.R.andW.H.Edwards.HumanValuesandMarijuanaUse.I
nternationalJournalof
the
Addictions
25(1990):1393401.

Ichosenottousethissourceformypapersincethisjournalentryjustmainlytalksabout
thepsychologicalandphysicaleffectsofmarijuana.Itseemedlikeicouldhaveuseditinthe
earlystagesoftheprocessofwritingthepaperhowever,asIchangemyoriginalideaandfigure
outwhatireallywantedtowriteabout,thesourcebecamelessrelevant.

http://www.researchgate.net/publication/21060710_Human_Values_and_Marijuana_Use

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RESEARCHSUMMARY
InitiallyIwantedtowritesomethingaboutdreamingsinceiwasreallyfascinatedwith
theideaofpercievingtheworlddifferently.However,itwasdifficulttofindsupporting
documentsforanideathatwassovague.Itforcedmetowriteaboutdrugs,andmarijuanatobe
exact,somethingsimilartomyfirstidea.Icameupwitharesearchquestion,notknowingifIam
goingtostickwithit,orchageitalongtheway.Myothertopicgavememoreleewaytocomeup
withasomewhatstrongresearchquestion.Followingmyinitialresearchquestion,Idiscovered
moreliteraturesthatdiscussedsomethingdifferentthanmyfirstquestion,buttheseevidences
seemedalotstrongertherefore,Itweekedmyresearchquestionsothattheseevidencesfitthe
criteria.Iwouldhavelikedtocomeupwithastrongresearchideawayearlierthanidid.
Overall,theresearchprocesswentsmoothly.Comparedtohowmyresearchpaperwas
whenIwasinhighschool,thisresearchprocesshadstrongerevidences.Backthen,mostofmy
sourceswhereonlinebased.Thehardestpartabouttheresearchwasgettingusedtotheprocess
ofutilizingthelibrarysitetoaccessdifferentdatabasesandfiguringouthowtoproperlycite
differentliteraturesindifferentformats.Onceitwasclearinmyheadofwhatmypaperwould
beabout,itwaseasyenoughtousethosedatabasestofindsourcesthatsupportsmyargument.
Goingthroughthepasthomeworksalsohelpedalotinwritingthefinalpapertrail.Ifoundthe
AcademicSearchCompletethemostusefultoolthatilearnedthroughoutthecourse.Oncei
figuredouthowtousethisdatabase,itbecameeasyformetofindinformationthroughother
databases.Learningaboutthebooleantechniquessolidifiedmysearchskillstoanotherlevel.As
foranadvice,again,goingthrougheachassignmentandactuallydoingitsinceintheend,it
reallyhelpsyoufinishthepapertrail,andyougettolearnsomeusefulskillsalongtheway!
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