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Unit 2

Research Question & Sources

Research Question: Now that marijuana is a legal drug in many states around the world, would the rate of people incarcerated for marijuana decrease or stay the same?

 

Questions:

 

Why is Marijuana legal all of the sudden?

How many people are in jail for either marijuana use or just having it?

How would the economy change after the official legalization of marijuana in new states?

 

Source 1: Why Are So Many Countries Now Saying Cannabis Is Ok? By: John Collins, London School of Economics. 11 December 2018

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-46374191

 

Source 2: With 40,000 Americans Incarcerated For Marijuana Offenses, The Cannabis Industry Needs To Step Up, Activists Said This Week

By: Joan Oleck ( Consumer Tech )

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanoleck/2020/06/26/with-40000-americans-incarcerated-for-marijuana-offenses-the-cannabis-industry-needs-to-step-up-activists-said-this-week/?sh=37853eeac16f

 

Source 3: As More States Legalize Marijuana, Economics Comes Into Play

By: Charles S. Gascon 

Monday, May 18, 2020

https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/regional-economist/first-quarter-2020/states-legalize-marijuana-economics

 

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