MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION Go to the ProCon.org article Recreational Marijuana Pro a

MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION
Go to the ProCon.org article Recreational Marijuana Pro and Con You may also use the Wikipedia article Cannabis in the United States
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Find out the following information:
1. What are some names of marijuana in the United States?
2. When did marijuana become illegal in the United States?
3. Find evidence that marijuana is widely used among adults and young people in the U.S.
4. What is the difference between medical and recreational use of marijuana?
5. How many states allow marijuana for medical use? How many allow it for recreational use?
6. What are some of the costs associated with enforcing the marijuana laws? 7. What are some of the risks associated with legalizing marijuana?
8. What are at least three reasons why some people think marijuana should be legalized?
9. What are at least three reasons why some people think marijuana should not be legalized?
10. What is your opinion about legalizing marijuana?
Write up your report in the form of an essay in which you explain at least three reasons why people support legalizing marijuana and three reasons people oppose legalization. Include a conclusion in which you express your own opinion about whether marijuana should or shouldn’t be legalized.