TheResearchPaperTrailProject

KarloSantiagoInt1.Summer2015

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

ResearchStatementandResearchQuestion......................................

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ResearchOutline..........................................................3

conceptmap....................................................... 4

AnnotatedBibliographyofRelevantSources......................................

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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?

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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

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INITIALCONCEPTMAP

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4ANNOTATEDRELEVANTBIBLIOGRAPHY

Brownlee,N.(1997,December28).PottheTruthSensationalNewBookExplodesMyths

About

DangersofMarijuanaProfessorsCallforLegalisationofCannabis:People

Investigation.The

People,p.89.Retrievedfromwww.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

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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/#

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UnitedStatesGovernment,Senate.(2015).Conflictsbetweenstateandfederalmarijuanalaws

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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

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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]

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2ANNOTATEDIRRELEVANTBIBLIOGRAPHY

Carlson,B.R.andW.H.Edwards.HumanValuesandMarijuanaUse.InternationalJournalof

the

Addictions25(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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