Marijuana Legalization
Discussion Questions
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​What comes to mind when you hear the word marijuana?
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Is marijuana (illegal) more dangerous than alcohol (legal)?
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How would society change if marijuana was legalized?
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Do you know people who use marijuana?
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Is the idea that marijuana leads people to harder drugs a valid reason to ban it?
Research
Statistics
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More than half of US adults, over 128 million people, have tried marijuana, despite it being an illegal drug under federal law (1).
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Nearly 600,000 Americans are arrested for marijuana possession annually – more than one person per minute (1).
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Public support for legalizing marijuana went from 12% in 1969 to 66% today (1).
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Recreational marijuana, also known as adult-use marijuana, was first legalized in Colorado and Washington in 2012 (1).
Works Cited
“Pros & Cons - ProCon.org.” Recreational Marijuana, 3 June 2020, marijuana.procon.org/.