Organize Your Ideas
Title of the article
“What Advocates of Legalizing Pot Don’t Want You to Know”
Topic, issue, or problem
On whether marijuana should be legal
Main idea or argument
Marijuana shouldn't be legal
Supporting ideas and
evidence used
(How many reasons are
provided? What types of
evidence are used to
support the reasons?)
Supporting ideas:
1. Marijuana increases risk of psychosis and schizophrenia
2. The way Americans use marijuana is changing, further
increasing its risks
Evidence (i.e., statistics, quotes, figures):
1. The academy concluded: "Cannabis use may increase the risk of
schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; the higher the use,
the greater the risk
2. Today, marijuana sold in legal dispensaries typically contains
25 percent THC. Many people use extracts that are almost pure
THC
Conclusion
(Does the article call for Marijuana shouldn't be legal, there should be new laws regulating
action, provide solutions its use
to the problem, or
restate the main ideas?)