Williams, Nancy J., Bridget Freisthler, and Revel Simms. Evaluating Medical Marijuana Dispensary Policies: Spatial Methods for the Study of Environmentally-Based Interventions. CCPR at UCLA. California Center for Population Research, Oct. 2011. Web. 7 Nov. 2011. <http://papers.ccpr.ucla.edu/papers/PWP-CCPR-2011-011/PWP-CCPR-2011-011.pdf>.
In the article, the authors discuss and analyze research that they have compiled about current medical marijuana dispensaries. The article does not contain many future plans for MMD’s, however it studies the dispensaries and laws concerning them in states where medical marijuana has been legalized. The article has a fairly objective and research based stance, there is no obvious bias towards or against marijuana legalization. Overall they provide critical research on how medicinal marijuana has affected today’s society, which could be useful in predicting how full blow legalization would go. The fact that this paper was constructed under the supervision of the University of California establishes credibility with the reader.
Jacobs, Elizabeth. Effects of Legalizing Marijuana. Glendale Community College, 29 Nov. 2010. Web. 7 Nov. 2011. <http://web.gccaz.edu/~ejacobs/Research%20example%202%20-%20on%20Medical%20Marijuana%20example.pdf>.
In this article, Elizabeth Jacobs outlines a study that she conducted concerning the amount of marijuana in states that had legalized medical marijuana and states that had not. Overall she found that there was no significant difference in the amount of marijuana in these states, in fact some states where medical marijuana was completely illegal had more seized by the DEA. There was a bias to this article because Mrs. Jacobs began trying to prove that states with legalized medical marijuana would have more seized product than the other states. This article can be useful in my paper because it shows that simply making something legal does not necessarily mean that more people will do it as well as shows that prohibition thus far is a failure.
Easton, Stephen. "Legalize Marijuana for Tax Revenue - BusinessWeek." Businessweek - Business News, Stock Market & Financial Advice. Bloomberg.com, Mar. 2009. Web. 07 Nov. 2011. <http://www.businessweek.com/debateroom/archives/2010/03/legalize_mariju.html>.
This article discusses both the pros and cons of the financial aspect of legalizing marijuana. Overall the report illuminates the possible money that could be made off of the taxation of regulated marijuana. This would transfer profits not only to our economy and government, but also strip profits away from illegal drug cartels. The article does counter however saying that it is not the end all solution for America’s debt problem. These two points cause the source to not have any particular bias towards or against legalization. Overall this could be useful in my paper in showing that there are some positive fiscal benefits and yet those benefits should not be blown out of proportion.
Stimson, Charles. "Legalizing Marijuana: Why Citizens Should Just Say No." Conservative Policy Research and Analysis. The Heritage Foundation, 13 Sept. 2010. Web. 07 Nov. 2011. <http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/09/legalizing-marijuana-why-citizens-should-just-say-no>.
In this article, Charles Stimson states the main reasons that pro-legalization campaigners are using. He then goes on to dispute these reasons and attempts to prove them false. The only problem with his article is that he states he has research, but rarely cites that research as evidence. This source is incredibly bias against legalization almost to the point that it is ignorant towards those who support it. The reason I chose to use this article is to show that there are still people who strongly oppose legalization. This will help to make sure that my argument is not blind to the opposition and that I show some knowledge of the counter argument.
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