Marijuana Abuse
Topic: How can we stop marijuana abuse on college campuses?
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that they should take action to prevent marijuana abuse on campus.
Thesis statement: We should all ban together to stop the usage of marijuana on campus.
Introduction: Imagine you're in school one day, walking back to your dorm. When you get there you find all your roommates smoking marijuana, offering you a hit. Ten minutes later the police come, and find the drugs, and you all get arrested. It doesn't matter that you didn't try it, that you were just an innocent bystander; you were there and considered a participant to the police. Believe it or not this is a true story, and it happens to students everyday.
Credibility material: I've seen usage marijuana in Israel, seen it on campus, met some drug dealers, and even spoke to the police at the police station in FAU.
Preview: Why we need to stop students from bring marijuana on campus, how we can stop kids from bringing the drugs, and how our schools can be drug free.
(Transition: First of all...)
I. We need to stop students from bringing marijuana on campus
A. Marijuana is illegal on college campuses and off, yet it's something a lot of people possess. People unfortunately don't understand what marijuana does to you, it can harm us physically and mentally, not to mention get us in a lot of trouble if we're caught with it.
1. Marijuana can do damage to us physically if it enters our bloodstream. Symptoms: Heart speeds up, users may suffer sudden feelings of anxiety and have paranoid thoughts. Can mess you up in your performance in school, sports and other activities.
2. The short-term effects of marijuana include:
Problems with memory and learning, distorted perception (sights, sounds, time, touch), trouble with thinking ...