Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Cons of Marijuana Legalization #1:

"Cons of Marijuana Legalization." Marijuana Today. 16 Apr. 2012.

<http://marijuanatoday.com/cons.php>. This website combines information from 8 different resources, along with their own opinions. This site is an excellent source because it provides marijuana history, facts, a timeline, news, and other marijuana information links. The creator of this site includes both pros and cons for legalization of marijuana. Best of all, information on this site is easy to read and bulleted which makes reading less harsh and more enjoyable.

Cons of Marijuana Legalization #2:

"Speaking Out Against Drug Legalization." Welcome to the United States Department of

Justice. Drug Enforcement Administration. 16 Apr. 2012. <http://www.justice.gov/dea/demand/speakout/index.html>. I feel this is an excellent resource on this topic. It is an official site provided by our government with straight-forward facts on why legalizing drugs would be terrible for our country. Who else would have better facts then the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)?

Cons of Marijuana Legalization #3:

DuPont M.D., Robert L. "Why We Should Not Legalize Marijuana." Marijuana & Money: A

CNBC Special Report. CNBC, 20 Apr. 2010. Web. 16 Apr. 2012. <http://www.cnbc.com/id/36267223/Why_We_Should_Not_Legalize_Marijuana>. DuPont emphasizes many good reasons why we shouldn't legalize marijuana.

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Among a few of his theories are common misconceptions, costs, studies, and useful analogies. What I liked most about this article is the last line of his conclusion. Robert states, "legalizing marijuana is not a smart public health or public safety strategy for any state or for our nation." It's like he picked the thoughts right from my brain.

Pros of Marijuana Legalization #1:

"Pros & Cons of Legalizing Marijuana." Legalize Marijuana, Legal Weed, Marijuana

Facts. 16 Apr. 2012. <http://legalizationofmarijuana.com/pros-and-cons-of-marijuana.html>. Here is another website that has a lot of great information. Although the title of the article states, "Pros & Cons", after further research on this site it seems as if they are more for than against legalization. Information provided on this site includes: pros & cons, facts, myths, laws, history, and other various information. The reason I chose this site for con vs. pro is because the facts section is flooded with information for legalization