Order ID 53563633773 Type Essay Writer Level Masters Style APA Sources/References 4 Perfect Number of Pages to Order 5-10 Pages Description/Paper Instructions
Marijuana Legalization
5 pager paper
-4 scholarly sources
3 reason why for or against
Brief Argument Paper: Legalizing MarijuanaBackground: By the late 1930s, with the Marihuana Tax Act (not a typo), marijuana use was deemed illegal at the federal level. This prohibition was strengthened with the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, although the 1970s also saw a push towards decriminalization at the state level. While marijuana use, in any form, is illegal under federal law, California became the first state to legalize marijuana for medical use in 1996, and more than half of the states in the US followed suit by 2016. In 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize marijuana for recreational use, and have since been followed by Alaska, Oregon, California, Nevada, Maine, Vermont, Illinois, and Massachusetts (Lopez 2018).
Public opinion has largely moved in the same direction – toward legalization. When Gallup first began asking about marijuana legalization in 1969, only 12% of Americans supported legalization. In its 2017 poll, Gallup found that 64% of Americans supported legalization. This level of support does differ based on politics (Democrats more in favor than Republicans) and age (younger people tend to support legalization more than older people). Yet despite this push toward legalization, there has been limited research on the health effects of recreational marijuana. More work has been done on medical marijuana and its effects, but this is still an area of growing research (Reinhart 2018).
With these scientific data limits in mind, Texas passed its first marijuana legalization law in 2015. This law, the Compassionate Use Act, allows for patients with intractable epilepsy, who have tried at least two other antiepileptic drugs to obtain low-THC cannabis (.5% THC or less), if two doctors agree to prescribe it (Bort 2018). This law was expanded in 2019 to include patients suffering from seizure disorders, multiple sclerosis, terminal cancer and several other conditions (Williamson and Johnson 2019). With that background in mind, for this paper you will be arguing for or against marijuana legalization in Texas. Should Texas be legalizing marijuana for medical or recreational use? You will be choosing a side – for or against marijuana legalization – and arguing your position using research, facts and evidence that you have gathered to support your view.
Now, you may argue for or against medical marijuana legalization, or for or against recreational legalization.
The choice is up to you. The key is that you clearly explain which position you are taking (arguing for) and the
3+ well-developed and well-researched arguments you present.
Requirements:
• Minimum of five full pages in length: double spaced, with 1-inch margins and 12-point font. With works cited, the total comes to 6 pages.
• Thesis statement (at the end of your introduction) that clearly identifies your position, and the arguments you will be presenting.
• Explanatory paragraph that clearly explains the position you are taking – for/against medical marijuana legalization vs. for/against recreational marijuana legalization. This should include your views on how much should be legalized, how it can be obtained, who should be allowed to sell it, etc.
• You must have a minimum of three well-reasoned and well-explained justifications for your side. o In other words, three reasons why you support or oppose marijuana legalization
▪ By well-reasoned and well-explained justifications, I mean those that are supported by facts and evidence. This could be scientific data on the benefits or harm of marijuana
use, arguments from leading scholars and scientists, public opinion polls, etc. Any evidence that backs up and supports your opinion.
o Please be aware that there is no right or wrong side to this debate and you will in no way be judged or graded based on the position you choose. You will ONLY be graded on how well you support your arguments – what justifications and evidence you provide.
• Minimum of four scholarly sources aside from the textbook o Accepted sources include scholarly articles; these can be accessed on the Lonestar College
website: http://www.lonestar.edu/library/ o If you do not have a barcode and pin to access online materials from the library, you can get
those needed items here, without having to go to campus: https://www.lonestar.edu/library/card.htm#card
o Other acceptable sources include newspaper articles from any major, respected publication: examples include, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, the Associated Press, Reuters, and any major city paper like the Houston Chronicle
o Unacceptable sources include Wikipedia, blogs, opinion pieces, editorials, ask.com, etc. o ***If you are not sure if a source is acceptable, email me and I will verify it for you***
• Must cite your sources and provide a works cited o You must have in-text citations in your essay. Any time you provide information that is not common knowledge (whether in quotation marks or paraphrased in your own words) you must provide a citation for that information. If, for example, I say that the bumblebee bat is the smallest animal in the world, most people don’t know that, so I would need to provide a citation. The bumblebee bat is the smallest animal in the world (Langely 2015). In my works cited page, I would then fill in the rest of the information: Langely, Liz. 2015. “Small Wonder: What are the World’s Tiniest Animals?” National Geographic. The exact format of your in-text citation and works cited entry will depend on the citation style you are using.
o I do not care which citation style you use (MLA, Chicago, etc.). Just pick one and stick with it throughout the entire essay.
o If you do not provide in-text citations and a works cited, this is plagiarism and will result in a zero on the assignment.
• Must be written in essay format
• Due by 11:30pm on Wednesday, November 25th o Papers must be submitted to the Marijuana Legalization Paper Dropbox by that due date/time
If you have any questions at all about the paper, I will be happy to answer them. Please also take advantage of the writing tutors in the library. Their contact information is located on the syllabus and they are extremely helpful! Additionally, I will gladly look over one rough draft and send it back with comments and suggestions. In order to take advantage of this, you just need to email your rough draft to me at least one week before the due date – so by Wednesday, November 18. Sources Cited: – Bort, Ryan. 2018. “How to Navigate Texas’ Confusing Medical Marijuana Laws.” Thrillist 13 May. Accessed
22 August 2018. https://www.thrillist.com/lifestyle/dallas/texas-medical-marijuana-legal-weed# – Lopez, German. 2018. “The Spread of Marijuana Legalization, Explained.” Vox 20 August. Accessed 22
August 2018. https://www.vox.com/cards/marijuana-legalization/where-is-marijuana-legal – Reinhart, RJ. 2018. “In the News: Marijuana Legalization.” Gallup 4 January. Accessed 22 August 2018.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/225017/news-marijuana-legalization.aspx – Williams, Dallas and Kim Johnson. 2019. “What’s Next For Medical Marijuana, CBD And ‘Compassionate
Use’ in Texas?” Texas Public Radio 11 June. Accessed 30 June 2019. https://www.tpr.org/post/whats-next- medical-marijuana-cbd-and-compassionate-use-texas
http://www.lonestar.edu/library/
https://www.lonestar.edu/library/card.htm#card
https://www.thrillist.com/lifestyle/dallas/texas-medical-marijuana-legal-weed
https://www.vox.com/cards/marijuana-legalization/where-is-marijuana-legal
https://news.gallup.com/poll/225017/news-marijuana-legalization.aspx
https://www.tpr.org/post/whats-next-medical-marijuana-cbd-and-compassionate-use-texas
https://www.tpr.org/post/whats-next-medical-marijuana-cbd-and-compassionate-use-texas
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QUALITY OF RESPONSE NO RESPONSE POOR / UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY GOOD EXCELLENT Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. 30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. 10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors 10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors 15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. 20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. 5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper 7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. 10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. GET THIS PROJECT NOW BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK TO PLACE THE ORDER
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