1st choice: Cannabis/Marijuana
Essential Question: How does _____________ affect individual human behaviors and bodily functions, as well as society as a whole?
1. What substance from the list would you like to research? Why?
We chose Marijuana because it’s one of the most common drugs you will see people using especially the younger kids and has caused disaster in many people's lives. We are aware that this drug isn’t as major as stuff like LSD and heroin but it is still a life threatening gateway to doing more major drugs. We are determined to know more about this drug and spread the word because a lot of teenagers, young adults, and kids like to try and compensate and tell themselves that weed only makes you feel mellow and don’t know the real consequences. We wanna let people know and spread the word about what path cannabis leads you down and hopefully save/help a life.
2. What do you already know about this substance? What prior knowledge do you have?
I (You used “we” now it’s “I”, so who is writing this?)know that it is basically a gateway drug and it’s not a deadly drug but it does affect in the long term in other ways. Example: driving high = DUI and a DUI goes on your record for the rest of your life and you won't be able to go to desired colleges, jobs, and etc. Also a DUI can get your licenses revoked which is just a whole nother problem. Weed can also ruin relationships because when doing weed and becoming addicted you can break the heart of loved ones around you and then you start to rely on weed and your life is just chaotic
3. Why is this substance relevant or significant to you?
I know a lot of kids my age and even younger who are addicted to cannabis and they are destroying their lives. They delude/ trick themselves into thinking that weed doesn’t affect their health at all and all it does is make you chill and mellow. Some of them even ended up starting to sell it. I wanna let them know that is not the case and potentially save their lives. I mean cannabis has put these kids through what no kid should go through.
4. What do you hope to learn about this substance?
I hope to learn all the effects of cannabis medically and the potential risk of cannabis. I don't wanna just know about the physical and mental effects but I wanna know the environmental effects and how it toys with a society/community. I also wanna know when it is safe to use medically because I have heard weed is sometimes sold at pharmacies.