You should read the outside materials on Drugs prior to completing this discussion board (Why we should not decriminalize marijuana & FAQs from the National Drug Control Policy (White House Committee). You also need to watch the CNN documentary on Marijuana use. Now I want you to do your own research on why we SHOULD legalize it (even if you don’t agree with it).
1. What was the best source you found for legalizing marijuana?
2. What is the best argument for legalizing Marijuana?
3. What are some of the compelling reasons to legalize marijuana from the documentary?
4. What are some of the compelling reasons to making it illegal?
5. You will note that advocates for legalization point out that 40% of Americans have tried marijuana and opponents point out that only about 10% of Americans are currently using marijuana. How do you reconcile these two statistics and why is each side using them? Do most Americans favor legalization?
6. Which states currently have some type of reform about marijuana use and what are they (you could do this in chart format or bullet).
7. Finally, what was your opinion on the subject coming into the class and where do you stand on it now? Should there be reform and if so how? Would you increase medicinal use, place an age limit on it, totally ban it, etc.)? If you were Matt and Page Figgy and lived in a state where medicinal use was illegal would you have your child still use cannibas?