Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Recent News On The Marijuana Debate


The talk about Amendment 64 has been up in the air for some time now, and the projections are starting to head north. Not only does the economic analysis of Amendment 64 find that it would produce at least $60 million in annual revenue and savings but it shows that in could top $100 million in 5 years, which helps show the  legalization of marijuana to have a possible positive long term effect in revenue as well as short term. Amendment 64 helps give the people an idea of what the legalization of marijuana can positively impact for an individual state.


This link provides an arguement for why Oregon voters should lean toward the legalization of marijuana, and show the possible positive impacts marijuana could have on the people and state. Also, it addresses that the legislators try to avoid the topic of the legalization of marijuana because of how controversial the debate is. If legislators are trying to stay away from the debate on marijuana, could that be a road block to the legalization of marijuana?

A Federal Court of Appeals session on Tuesday made history as Americans for Safe Access presented evidence that cannabis should be removed from schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act. The evidence found, is making it harder for organizations such as the Obama Administration to disregard the medical proofs of marijuana's healthy benefits.

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3 comments:

  1. Allie NearbyOctober 24, 2012 at 8:14 AM

    You provide information regarding the economic analysis of Amendment 64 but you provide no analysis as to why marijuana should be legalized. It seems as if you just rely on the analysis of your source rather than explaining to your readers yourself. Regarding your information on Oregon, how does that impact the rest of the country? While all of the recent news may be useful for someone wanting to take a few seconds to become updated on the topic, however it does nothing to persuade your reader to a side, or even to provide them with solid information on the marijuana debate.

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  2. UnknownOctober 25, 2012 at 9:55 AM

    Ok, so tax regulation on legalized marijuana will get the government more money. But the question is, will the extra revenue be significant enough to have a positive impact on domestic welfare when considering the cost to the government in dealing with the increase in stoned driving, drug related violence, etc?

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  3. UnknownOctober 26, 2012 at 9:22 AM

    Its hard to say if there will be an increase or decrease in social costs if marijuana is legalized. I personally dont believe that they would be any higher than they are now (although that is just my opinion, so take a look at this link http://www.chieftain.com/politics/attorney-speaks-for-amendment/article_d94591b0-19ab-11e2-9a1e-001a4bcf887a.html).
    Thank you for your input PT.

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