reason. I think these points make the legalisation of cannabis a strong argument, which is
why I have chosen it.
I hope to find out as much as I can for my coursework on this issue, there are many
reasons to why people may like or not like cannabis and I hope to cover most of them to
make my coursework equal by taking in both sides of the argument.
I will carry out my research in as many ways as possible, and that will include:
Email
Internet
Letters
Books
Old newspaper articles
Surveys
these are the main research methods I will use to get information & opinions on my
issue. I chose email since this will enable me to contact people/companies abroad for
there personal opinions, And I can send & receive email at my home as well as at school.
I also chose the internet for a research method, this is because the internet is big and is
growing with information everyday. I can access the internet at home and in school so
accessing it won’t be hard. There are already many sites on the internet offering
information on my issue, and they can be found via a simple internet search. Using this
method I can access a lot of information on cannabis at the click of a mouse, and print
the bits I need for reference later on. I also chose letters as a form of research. I can
write letters to people/organizations asking them for information on my issue. I also
chose books because I have access to my school library which may contain a few useful
resources on cannabis. Old news paper articles will also be useful for this because they
can reference back to previous things that may have happened with cannabis. Another
research method I chose was surveys. I can survey friends/family at home and
staff/students at my school.
The best type of research I think from the top list is the internet. It is big and has a lot of
information there ready to be read. The least effective method of research I think is old
newspaper articles, since they will be hard to get hold of and they may contain outdated
information. However I will still use this research method and try and deicide myself if it is
of any use to me.
Biasing is a problem I might face during my research methods. This will apply to all my
methods. This is because there is either a person who likes cannabis or they don’t. All
my research methods will be biased by either saying there in favour of cannabis or not.
This means I will have to take in both sides of the argument equally in my coursework to
make sure it is a fair conclusion.
Another problem I might face is incomplete information. Anybody could just say cannabis
is good, but there isn’t anything along with it backing up what they have said. I will have to
check myself if the piece of information is complete with a reason behind the point they
have maid.
