Many states and Washington, D.C. have decriminalized“nominal” amounts of marijuana and have medical marijuanaprovisions. This means that many other states and the federalgovernment continue to classify marijuana strictly as an illicitdrug.
Review: Marijuana overview and state medicalmarijuanalaws (http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/sta ... -laws.aspx),with a focus on challenges for penalties and enforcement.
Review: Drug Enforcement Agency’s Schedule ofDrugs (https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/ds.shtml).Consider the criteria that are used to determine a drug’sclassification provided on the DEA’s website, in addition tothe effects of these drugs.
Answer the following three questions:
1. Consider the burden of enforcing marijuana laws andshare your findings.
2. Discuss the difficulties of classifying the same drugdifferently in different parts of the country.
3. Can we justify criminalizing behavior in one state thatis legal in other states?
Many states and Washington, D.C. have decriminalized “nominal” amounts of marijuana and have medical marijuana provision
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Many states and Washington, D.C. have decriminalized “nominal” amounts of marijuana and have medical marijuana provision
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