The legalization of marijuana in the US has been a slow process, but a steady one in the past 10 years. 19 states have decriminalized marijuana, which means, if caught, the offender will get fined a certain amount of money. Only 4 states have full legalization. I chose this topic because it is very interesting to me how alcohol and cigarettes are legal in the US (having arguable worse health effects), and marijuana is illegal. Seeing all of the tax revenue that alcohol and tobacco generate, it would make sense to pass regulations for marijuana and reap the many benefits, one of which is a lot of tax revenue.
The two articles I have chosen on this topic are from the economic/sociological viewpoint, and from a medical viewpoint. Both articles have a unique rhetoric that distinguish them from their respective fields. Their language can reveal a lot about their arguments. These articles and their rhetorics matter because it shows the attitudes of the drug among scholars that view it from different angles than the rest of the country.
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