Annotated Bibliography

Bergman Germany, NFLPA actively studying medical marijuana use for

players Nov, 9 2016, The statement around this article deals with the fact
if the NFL will allow for the use of medical marijuana for pain issues and
avoiding the long term bad effects of narcotics. This is a good resource to
be used because of the relevance of the topic within the society that we
live in today. If you are to take words directly from the NFL players and see
how they feel then you have stronger information than someone just
quoting a football player.

David C. Peters II. Patients and Caregivers Report Using Medical

Marijuana to Decrease Prescription Narcotics Use. David Peters states
that narcotic use with people that have diseases that can be treated or
lessened by the use of THC should be encouraged. Prescription pills have
long and addictive side effects. But with marijuana there still has been
research saying that the addictive qualities and the harmful side effects
arent nearly as bad as the side effects of narcotics.

Foley, Francesca M., et al. Long-Term Effects of Marijuana Use on

the Brain. of marijuana on people but up to date the long term effects eem
to be non existent due to the fact that medical marijuana has not been an
option for that long of a time. But also it states that there has been
extensive amounts of research dealing with pain killers and narcotics that
football players are told to take making people notice that they should try
and not take them even though a option these players have to abuse them
because of the pain that they are in.

Finn, Kristin V. Marijuana Use at School and Achievement-Linked

Behaviors. The author Kiristin Finn states that marijuana use in school
was not as bad as people used to perceive. Marijuana use in school has
led to students believing that they are more engaged and interested in the
topic at hand due to them being high. If this is the case then football
players in the NFL may benefit from the use of marijuana due to the
immediate side effects not being as bad because of the fact that high
school students are able to say that marijuana has helped them. Since
marijuana can seem to help just about anyone it seems that this is a strong
source because it doesnt just deal with the typical adult but with people of
all ages and how marijuana does not affect peoples health no where as
much as prescription narcotics.
 Green, Brian E., and Christian Ritter. Marijuana Use and
Depression. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, vol. 41, no. 1, 2000,
pp. 4049., Brian Green in this article states that marijuana is a great way
for people to completely avoid depression due to the fact of them being
high. Marijuana is said to not be an addictive drugs but people with
extreme depression, especially football players that have had a high
number of head injuries leading to depression and the fact that football
players wood be able to smoke marijuana and get better results from that
then a pain killer.

Kounang, Nadia players and NFL to reconsider marijuana stance

Nov, 11 2016, This article states the thought of reconsidering the use of
medical marijuana and how it may be able to help.m There has not been
much research regarding the topic making it hard for the people supporting
marijuana in the NFL but if the long-term research of other people using it
in states that have marijuana legalized may result in the NFL allowing the
players to use marijuana for medical reasons. This was a strong source
because of the newer information and the relevance of what the players
and researchers have had to say in the recent times. Since science has
became so advanced compared to not that long ago information has
changed very quickly.

Madras, Bertha K. Dopamine Challenge Reveals Neuroadaptive

Changes in Marijuana Abusers. Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 111, no. 33, 2014, pp.
1191511916., www.jstor.org/stable/42919127. When dealing with
marijuana there is a high number of people that are against it and so on
but since people that need medicine are saying that medical marijuana
might be the cure. Mello states that medical marijuana is a gateway to
making people have lower stress levels which results in them being able to
think clearly and potentially be more creative when dealing with certain
things in life, so his support of medical marijuana would be able to deal
with the fact that there is now an argument around the effects of medical
marijuana being allowed for NFL football players.

Mello, Jeffrey A. Employment and Public Policy Issues Surrounding

Medical Marijuana in the Workplace. Author Mello describes the fact that
marijuana in the workplace can affect people since they are high but with
football players constantly being put on painkillers what the difference. In
research that I have received since the beginning of the project I have
learned that painkillers have bad addiction problems and so bad. This is a
credible source due to his high amount of research on the topic
surrounding the effects of marijuana on employees.

NFL Today, Cannabis Confidential Nov 2, 2016, This is an actual

source with how football players and sports analyses feel about NFL
players being allowed to use marijuana in their own home for pain and
mental problems. The result of this article shows that the majority of the
people want to legalize it for them. Even it states that there wouldnt be
nearly as many arrest for NFL players if it were legal for them allowing for
football players to use this medication and not be in trouble for using this
kind of drugs, which personallyI dont believe is a drug.

Sidney, Stephen, et al. Marijuana Use and Cancer Incidence

(California, United States). Cancer Causes & Control, vol. 8, Sidney says
that marijuana use is the most used illegal drug in the United States but
with it becoming legal in states at a rapid pace the amount of arrests have
dropped. Also with tobacco use being such a high thing It is easily stopped
when people begin to smoke marijuana due to them losing the feeling of
craving a cigarette because they re smoking something that has
completely got rid of their need. Also marijuana is known to numb the
stomach allowing people with cancer and eating disorders to eat because
of them having the feeling of being hungry. This source may not be as
strong as the others due to how old of a source it is and how new the
information revolving around marijuana has became.

Zablocki, Benjamin, et al. Marijuana Use, Introspectiveness, and

Mental Health. Journal of Health Marijuana is usually known as a drug
that is used to get people high and a lot of time is known for reducing
stress. People a lot of the times resort to hard narcotic drugs such as
Xanax and pain killers to cope with pain and stress but the effects of
marijuana so someone has better effects and not as strong as an effect as
these drugs do. Also marijuana has many other ways to be consumed from
drinks, edibles and so on, which makes it easier for people to consume.