Miron, Jeffery A. "Marijuana Legalization in California." The Cato Institute. The Harvard Crimson, 27 May 2010. Web. 02 Nov. 2011. <http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=11850>.
In this article, Jeffery Miron discusses proposition 19. He discusses the differences between legalization and decriminalization. Afterwards he talks about all of the similarities of alcohol prohibition from the early 1900’s to today’s marijuana prohibition. Also, Miron illuminates all of the possible benefits that could arise from full-blown legalization of cannabis. His stance seems to be bias in favor of legalization based on the fact that he grazes over the risks involved with the end of marijuana prohibition. I am also bias towards legalization and as a result favor the stance taken in this article. Overall it will be useful when discussing the public opinion of legalization in terms of those who were in support of it.
Reuter, Peter H. Marijuana Legalization. RAND.org. Rand, July 2010. Web. 2 Nov. 2011. <http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/working_papers/2010/RAND_WR771.pdf>.
In this report, Peter Reuter discusses a few of the countries in the world that have legalized marijuana. He does so in order to draw comparisons between such countries and the United States. Some of the comparisons drawn are between arrest rates regarding cannabis possession. He details how there are far too many people in prison in the United States for simple possession charges, which do not actually harm anyone. This article is also bias towards legalized marijuana, but again because I support legalization I agree with many of the author’s views. This piece would be useful when predicting the impact of legalization in the United States.
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