Pros – Cons of legalizing marijuana

Complete:

This week – Unit 5, you will write a comprehensive APA analysis paper utilizing all the knowledge you have gained in CCJ 2200. Use what you have learned from the READ and ATTEND sections throughout the course (including Unit 5) and at least three scholarly sources to address the items listed below. Use in-text citations, and do not self-plagiarize from the previous weeks. 

For your Unit 5 Complete assignment, write a narrative essay in which you address and discuss the question(s) and statement(s) listed below. Use at least three scholarly sources and remember to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the READ and ATTEND sections from the textbook in your essay. Cite your sources in APA format. The following week’s “Complete” assignment will reflect material covered in the aforementioned chapters. 

•   For your Unit 5 Complete assignment, write a narrative essay (minimum 1200 words) in which you address and discuss the questions and statements listed below. Cite your sources in 7^th edition APA format.

Over the last five weeks, you have read, learned, and discussed many elements of the drug problem plaguing our nation-state and global communities as well. Whether from Golden Triangle of Southeast Asia, Golden Crescent of Southwest Asia, or marijuana fields of Central and South America, almost no families are without the personal and financial impact of these ever-changing issues.  

The opioid abuse problem that is currently gripping our country sees no end in sight, and there are recent developments in certain states to legalize marijuana. Marijuana is legal in 11 states for adults over the age of 21, and legal for medical use in 33 states; however, under the Federal Controlled Substance Act, it is still illegal. With that being said, please answer the following question(s):

In detail, take a position for or against the legalization of marijuana.

• Discuss the pros and cons of your position.
• Pick a specific state which has legalized marihuana and examine whether legalization has benefited or hurt the state.
• Utilize your textbook and Internet source(s) to support your position. 

• In detail, take a position for or against the legalization of marijuana.
• Discuss the pros and cons of your position.
• Pick a specific state which has legalized marihuana and examine whether legalization has benefited or hurt the state.
• Utilize your textbook and Internet source(s) to support your position.