Research
Earlier this year there was speculation on whether the UK government were going to legalise marijuana. 200,000 British people signed the petition to legalise marijuana but the government ignored their pleads and stuck to their decision of banning marijuana.
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States (SAMHSA, 2014). Its use is widespread among young people.
However, the number of young people who believe marijuana use is risky is decreasing.
Users can mix marijuana in food (edibles), such as brownies, cookies, or candy, or brew it as a tea. A newly popular method of use is smoking or eating different forms of THC-rich resins
For example, a study showed that people who started smoking marijuana heavily in their teens and had an ongoing cannabis use disorder lost an average of eight IQ points between ages 13 and 38.
http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana
Medical Use
Dr David Casarett spoke about his experience using medical cannabis in an article on www.npr.org.
Cannabis helped relief his back pain.
www.cancer.org
Studies have shown that marijuana has been helpful treating nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy.
Daily Mail
Mike Cutler who is 63 years old claims to have cured his cancer that was formed in his liver by using homemade cannabis oil inspired by a popular series called 'Breaking Bad'.
Feedback:
I asked an 18 year old female her views and about her personal experience with cannabis.
1) What are your thoughts on marijuana?
Answer: I like it very much.
2) Have you ever tried marijuana before?
Answer: Yes
3) How did make you feel?
Like I had no worries and I was on a cloud.
4) What do you think of young people having easy access to marijuana?
Answer: It's a bad thing because they use it unlawfully.
5)Have you heard of medical marijuana? What are your thoughts on it?
Answer: idea
6) Do you think that the UK should legalise marijuana? Why?
Answer: Yes, it will reduce the use of illegal growing and people will come off it because they will get turned off.
From her responses, I've gathered that she believes that people will lose the desire to smoke marijuana because the thrill of getting caught will be no more.
I asked a 17 year old girl her opinion on marijuana.
1) What are your thoughts on marijuana?
2) Have you ever tried marijuana before?
Answer: No
3) Why haven't you tried marijuana?
Answer: It doesn't appeal to me.
4) What do you think of young people having easy access to marijuana?
Answer: It doesn't appeal to me.
4) What do you think of young people having easy access to marijuana?
Answer: It is what it is.
5)Have you heard of medical marijuana? What are your thoughts on it?
Answer: Yes, I think it should be used to help certain conditions.
6) Do you think that the UK should legalise marijuana? Why?
Answer: No.
Interview Questions
Is Marijuana a gateway drug to other drugs?
Do you know the side effects of taking marijuana?
At what age did you become aware of 'weed'?
Was it a normal topic spoke about in your secondary school amongst your peers?
Is it something that appeals to you?
Why do you think it's become more popular over the years?
How does it feel knowing that young people aged 16 and under are beginning or have been smoking marijuana?
Do you want to legalise weed in the UK? why/why not?
Do you believe that medical marijuana is a good enough reason to legalise it?
I want ask open questions in my documentary so viewers get an open perspective about the topic but also become aware of what people think about the subject.
Why Should We Create this Documentary?
It's a subject that a lot of people know of but not in detail. People need to know statistics and the affect it has on people, good and bad. If is illegal how does it get into the country and how do people get away with smoking it in public? There are a lot questions to be asked and it's a very popular subject. The documentary would consist of interviews, so interviewing the MPS, general public, doctors and users of the drug, but also key information and facts that people many not such as the use of medical marijuana and how it helps a lot people with dealing with chemotherapy. This documentary is not about persuading people to pick one side but making them weigh the pros and cons of marijuana and helping them understand the topic better. An educational programme for youth and adults.
Statistics
Around 1 in 11 (8.8%) adults aged 16 to 59 had taken an illicit drug in the last year. However, this proportion more than doubled when looking at the age subgroup of 16 to 24 year-olds (18.9%).
Around one-third of adults had taken drugs at some point during their lifetime. Of 16 to 59 year olds, 35.6% had reported ever using drugs.
It's a subject that a lot of people know of but not in detail. People need to know statistics and the affect it has on people, good and bad. If is illegal how does it get into the country and how do people get away with smoking it in public? There are a lot questions to be asked and it's a very popular subject. The documentary would consist of interviews, so interviewing the MPS, general public, doctors and users of the drug, but also key information and facts that people many not such as the use of medical marijuana and how it helps a lot people with dealing with chemotherapy. This documentary is not about persuading people to pick one side but making them weigh the pros and cons of marijuana and helping them understand the topic better. An educational programme for youth and adults.
Statistics
Around 1 in 11 (8.8%) adults aged 16 to 59 had taken an illicit drug in the last year. However, this proportion more than doubled when looking at the age subgroup of 16 to 24 year-olds (18.9%).
Around one-third of adults had taken drugs at some point during their lifetime. Of 16 to 59 year olds, 35.6% had reported ever using drugs.
What time should it be aired and what channel?
BBC Three is a great platform as this is normally where documentaries are broadcasted but also it reaches a youthful audience. My ideal target audience is 16-24, I want to educate them on the subject as I feel that this particular demographic group are the main users of the drug and they need to know the facts and have an idea about the governments concerns.
The programme should be broadcasted at 9pm as that is the time younger children should be in bed by but also when a lot people tune into TV.
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