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.
             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
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