Stance on the Legalization of Marijuana

Stance on the legalization of marijuana.

1. Decrease prison population (prisons, look up how many people are in prison for no violent crimes like selling weed)
2. Save police time in chasing after people who are non-violent, they have better stuff to be doing
3. States will see a significant boost in tax dollars, when it is regulated by fda. But with provisions,

Research on Publisher:

Scientific American magazine has been around for more than 170 years. Many notable people have contributed to the magazine over the years such as scientists, Nobel prize winners and top government officials.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/page/about-scientific-american/

Research on Author:

Roxanne Khamsi is the author of this article.  She is a very well published writer for several magazines such as Popular Science, New York Magazine, Wired News, MIT Technology Review and several more. The articles that she has published are mainly concerning biomedical and life sciences, as well as evolution and animal behavior.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxanne-khamsi-8957013a

Is the author credible?

Roxanne Khamsi, in my opinion is a credible author. She is currently the chief news editor of Nature Medicine. She has had her work published in several different magazines. She has also won several journalistic awards and has been in the journalism industry since 2003.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxanne-khamsi-8957013a

Is the publisher credible?

I believe the publisher is creditable, as this magazine has been around a very long time. Although the articles in the magazine are written by different people, they all seem to be notable people. The articles that I looked over all had reputable sources that were citied in each article.

What information and data did you learn from the article?

There are new growing techniques that have made the marijuana much stronger than before. I knew marijuana was sold by weight, but did not know that they would put sand or glass beads in it to make it heavier.  Even after reading this, it seems like the science is still split on whether or not it is harmful or not.

Is the information reliable? How do you know?

Questions you may have.

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*Research on publisher

The National Journal of Medicine is a very creditable publication. It is a great aide to all physicians who use it. Some of its notable articles include More recent articles include some of the earliest descriptions of AIDS and then of its treatment, of aspirin and cholesterol-lowering agents in the prevention of heart disease, and of new molecular advances in the treatment of chronic leukemia and lung cancer.