8/12/2019 Macro Breakdown

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Let’s try to get at least one to two sources/works cited per slide. You guys don’t have to cover everything all these topics

next to your name. Some are just ideas to get you started. She wants this to be serious. So no talking about hot-boxing,

cheech & chong, and pineapple express stuff. This means you Alex.

Nick Hampson:

Decriminalization, impact on Criminal Justice System, Law Enforcement, Corrections, Prison Population affected,

Sentencing, Racial Profiling/Discrimination/Disproportion of Drug related offenses, Crimes associated with drugs

(trafficking, paraphernalia, possession), Laws by State and the Court System

Alex:

Introduction, History, Past & Contemporary views, Brief Terminology Origin, Usage (Who uses [stats: income groups,

minority groups, genders, ages, liberals, conservatives, etc.], Where [countries], When [First Native Americans to now]),

What constitutes it (THC, etc.), Psychoactive Properties & Effects, Where & what climates it naturally grows

Anita:

Epidemiological consequences, Healthcare implications, medicinal marijuana, drug addiction/recovery, impact on

prescription medication, Research on medicinal benefits (cancer/pain and for profit)

Chris: Hemp manufacturing, impact economically, history of criminalization and effect on hemp industry, environmental

impact, impact on growers and farmers unions, related & unrelated products associated with hemp, industries against

hemp, future of hemp industry

Laura: Effect on daily life, society, families, teens, minorities, national & international perceptions, US political party

partisanship (Republican/Democrat/Independent) for/against, organizations for and against (Norml), religious

organizations against/for/affiliated with it (rasta)

Angela: Tax revenue, cause for/against relieving state/national debt, nations cooperate in import/export product; tariffs

logistics, implications for corporations and small businesses, possible government subsidies, corporate marketing,

privatization versus nationalization of the industry pros/cons

Nick Howard: Domestic/International policies, legal issues (civil & criminal), constitutional rights (stop & frisk, probable

cause), landmark cases (US Supreme Court), effect on first, second & third world nations and their future (political,social, economic), foreign trade (i.e. FTF aka fair trade), terrorism truths/myths surrounding cannabis trafficking

If some of our topics overlap we’ll figure it out. Speeches should be at least 5.5 minutes. No video clips. Can use stats,

graphs, photos. Definitely throw in her definitions and terms from the notes. She’ll like that. No personal stories, jokes

or pop culture references (unless it’s like Woodstock or something not too contemporary)