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The essay draft should follow one of the two organizational patterns found in the attachment.
Use the Pro-Con Essay Template (in attachment) to complete essay
Pro-con topic is LEGALIZING MARIJUANA
Writing Requirements (APA format)
- Length: 4-5 pages (not including title page or references page)
- 1-inch margins
- Double spaced
- 12-point Times New Roman font
- Title page
- References page (minimum of 5 scholarly resources)
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Running head: A PRO-CON POSITION PAPER ON LEGALIZING MARIJUANA
A pro-con Position Paper on Legalizing Marijuana
Students Name
Chamberlain University
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A PRO-CON POSITION PAPER ON LEGALIZING MARIJUANA
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A Pro-Con Position Paper on Legalizing Marijuana
Introduction
Legalizing marijuana has immediate positive outcomes, but its long term effects are more
outrageous. Cannabis was legalized for recreational use in Colorado in the year 2014, which was
later followed by legalization in other states such as Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Nevada,
California, and Massachusetts. The tax revenue collected in 2018 at California marked a 57%
increase from the previous year, which was replicated in the other five states where revenue
increased rapidly. The total tax revenue generated from the six states was 1.04 Billion with a
subsequent 158% increase noted between 2014 and 2015, followed by 55%, 29%, and 17%
increase in 2016, 2017, and 2018 respectively. The data presented above shows that the revenue
from taxes has increased rapidly since the legalization of recreational marijuana, but the adverse
outcomes that will be experienced in the future should be a cause for alarm. Some of these longterm adverse results are the increase in drug use among teenagers, increase in crime and an
increase in the number of addicts. A detailed discussion explaining why legalizing marijuana has
adverse long term outcomes should be presented because it is a sure way of understanding the
issues surrounding marijuana legalization (Robinson, 2019).
Counter Argument
Undoubtedly, legalizing marijuana has adverse effects that are observed concerning the
increase in marijuana use among teenagers. According to the National Survey on drug use and
Health (NDSHU), regular use of marijuana among teenagers in the six states surpassed the
overall te...