Alcohol vs Marijuana

Alrighty Summit students!   We are at the end of our unit on drug use and abuse.   For a final assignment on this unit, you will develop a "position statement" on your personal thoughts as they relate to the "Alcohol vs Marijuana".    I hear the following argument every year:  "Alcohol is much worse than Marijuana".   I have my own personal thoughts on the issue, and these thoughts drive my decision making.   My goal is to help you develop your own philosophy on the topic.  Thanks for giving me your best responses.  There are NO WRONG claims, but there are apathetic papers/claims that won't be graded favorably.  ***REMEMBER, THIS POSITION SHOULD BE FOR TEENS.  I AM ONLY FOCUSED ON YOUR CHOICES WHILE YOU ARE TEENS.  THIS IS NOT FOR ADULTS.  REMEMBER THIS AS YOU DO YOUR RESEARCH!


You may need to do research BEFORE you write your position.   If you have no experience with either of these drugs, please do the research before you write.  A position statement may be something like;  "Weed is no more dangerous than alcohol", or "I believe both alcohol and marijuana are toxic, but alcohol is more dangerous".   These are YOUR position statements.  Please do not write what you believe I would like to hear.

Requirements:

You must use the following two sources: 

https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/marijuana
https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/alcohol

You may then use any other two sources you would like.  Please CITE (parenthetical is my favorite way) your sources and know that almost all sources are biased in one manner or another.

1.  Is there statistical evidence to back up your position?
2.  Is there objective evidence from reliable websites to support your position?  Give them.
3.  Do you have personal or family evidence that supports your claim?
4.  If you make a claim, please PLEASE show your evidence or at least your subjective evidence through use of experience.   
5.  This paper should be a minimum of two pages.  Because you are using sources, this should be extremely easy to do.  

Finally:  Close out your paper with a closing statement.   I want you to think about this.  Should we be taking any substance because it is "not as bad" as something else?   Justify your thinking on the topic.

Thank you for taking the time to fully express your thoughts on the subject.   You decide what you do and ONLY you decide what you do!  :)

~Turnbull