Part 1
In this assignment, youll write a paper about legal marijuana and the lessons learned so far. Marijuana has been legal for recreational use in Colorado and Washington since 2012.
What lessons can we learn from this? What has been the impact on crime, tax revenue, and usage rates?
Has legalization reduced the racial disparity in drug arrests in these states?
Paper Guidelines
Use a minimum of three sources, and cite these using APA format.
For your demographics, use data that has been collected within the past three years.
Your paper should be a minimum of 2 pages, but more importantly, should answer each question completely.
You may wish to summarize your data in a table.
Supplemental Resources
Resources
Bier, D. (2018, December 19). How legalizing marijuana is securing the border: The border wall, drug smuggling, and lessons for immigration policy. Retrieved from https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/how-legalizing-ma
rijuana-securing-border-border-wall-drug-smuggling
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CCSA. (2015). Cannabis regulation: Lessons learned in Colorado and Washington State. Retrieved from https://www.ccsa.ca/sites/default/files/2019-04/CCSA-Cannabis-Regulation-Lessons-Learned-Report-2015-en.pdf
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Chevalier, Z. (2018, August 1). Recreation marijuana: A business boon for states? US News. Retrieved from https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2018-08-01/the-legalization-of-recreational-marijuana-an-economic-opportunity-for-states
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Part 2
Reflection Journal
In roughly three paragraphs, briefly answer the following questions: 1 page
Explain three key points you learned from this weeks material.
What thoughts and feelings arose when you learned those key points?
How will the key points and your thoughts/feelings about them change the way you view drugs and drug enforcement in the future?