Vashti Neal
Professor Drake
April 24, 2015
Annotated Bibliography
Source 1
"State Marijuana Laws Map." State Marijuana Laws Map . Governing, n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2015.
This article that is on Governing.com discusses the legalization of Marijuana in the last couple of years for the United States. As of April 17, 2015 Marijuana has been legalized in 23 states either medically or recreationally. Many states claim that with the legalization of
Marijuana law enforcement can now focus more on “more serious crimes.”
Source 2
"Marijuana Legalization and Regulation." Marijuana Legalization and Regulation . N.p., n.d.
Web. 26 Apr. 2015.
In this article the legalization of Marijuana will influence it to be the nation’s largest cash crop. In effect of it becoming the largest cash crop it will create more jobs and “economic opportunities.” While also creating more jobs it would help decrease tax revenue.
Source 3
Mattson, Mechelle. (n.d.): n. pag. The Legalization of Marijuana . Rocky Mountain HIDTA,
Aug. 2013. Web

The purpose of this article was to inform society of the impact Marijuana has had on
Colorado. Colorado was one of the first states to legalize Marijuana medically back in November
2000. However, they finally legalized Marijuana medically in November 2012. Since Colorado has legalized Marijuana the number of traffic fatalities has decreased 16 percent.
Source 4
"NORML.org - Working to Reform Marijuana Laws." Marijuana Decriminalization & Its
Impact on Use . N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2015
This article is based off of U.S Studies of how the legalization of Marijuana has had a impact on society. The main factors of the impact of marijuana are the frequency of it and effect on illegal drugs. Studies show that the decriminalization of marijuana does not affect the frequency use of other drugs.
Source 5
"7 Harmful Side Effects Pot Legalization Has Caused in Colorado." The Daily Signal . N.p., 20
Aug. 2014. Web. 26 Apr. 2015.
Some professors in Colorado reviewed an article on the negative effects of legalization.
The professor’s discovered there were 7 negative effects of the legalization based on research from “The Legalization of marijuana in Colorado: The impact.” The number one effect was majority DUI drug arrests involved marijuana.
Source 6

"Marijuana Legalization and Regulation." Marijuana Legalization and Regulation . N.p., n.d.
Web. 26 Apr. 2015.
The article discusses the abuse of Marijuana since its legalization. The use of Marijuana is illegal under the federal law but an estimated 18 people were users in 2011. Since the legalization by states the number of users has increased to 27 percent.
Source 7
Fratello, D. (2015). Should Marijuana be Legalized for Medical Purposes?
PBS
A high school science teacher in Washington voted to legalize marijuana. As soon as marijuana was legalized in Washington he was the first to open a dispensary. When asked why he ‘opened the dispensary’ he replied how good the profit is and the people that were smoking before are the main people still smoking.
Source 8
The marijuana effect. (n.d.). Retrieved April 27, 2015, from http://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado-pot-marijuana-60-minutes/
Colorado has allowed medical marijuana since 2001 but in 2012 legalized recreational use. However many fail to realize that when it was recreationally legalized they had a year to make it work. In just a year alone $388 million dollars were made off the sales of marijuana.
Source 9

The Surprise Impact of Recreational Pot Since Legalization on January 1, 2014. (2015, January
5). Retrieved April 27, 2015, from https://www.mainstreet.com/article/the-surprise-impact-ofrecreational-pot-since-legalization-on-january-1-2014
The testing of strands being sold in dispenserys is becoming less common even though every strand should be tested before sold. Many medical users of marijuana are disappointed with the recreational use being legalized because people don’t take it serious enough. In effect to all this the Democratic lawmakers challenged the Drug Enforcement Administration about the legalization of marijuana.
Source 10
How marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington is making the world a better place.
(n.d.). Retrieved April 27, 2015, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/10/17/how-marijuana-legalization-incolorado-and-washington-is-making-the-world-a-better-place/
This article discusses the attitude of other countries based on some states legalizing marijuana. Other countries are not happy with how the U.S is soliciting the legalization.
Historically the U.S has been a big advocate of “commit, punish, and criminalize’ activity related to marijuana.