CCJS 418P Final Exam correctly
answered to pass graded A+
how many states have legalized marijuana?
23 and DC
cannabis was legalized in Colorado and Washington in...
2012
cannabis was legalized in Alaska, Oregon, and DC in
2014
cannabis was legalized in California, Nevada, Maine, and Massachusetts in
2016
cannabis was legalized in Vermont at first in
2017, but was then vetoed by Governor Phil Scott
cannabis was legalized in Vermont in ______ by state legislature
2019
,retail sales were legalized in Vermont in
October 2020
cannabis was legalized in Michigan in
2018
cannabis was legalized in Illinois in
2019
cannabis was legalized in Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and New York in
2021
cannabis was legalized in Rhode Island, Maryland, and Missouri in
2022
cannabis was legalized in Delaware (without the governor's signature) and Minnesota in
2023
,different localities can adopt
different approaches -- patchwork of rules issue
states that had previously decriminalized cannabis
-MD (2014)
-Delaware (2015)
-Illinois (2016)
states who have recently legalized medical cannabis
-Mississippi
-South Dakota
-Kentucky
-Alabama
marijuana as a prohibited substance is
a largely 20th century phenomenon
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
-prohibition was systematized globally in 1961
-in late 1960s, there was a great increase in use of marijuana
, 1979 high school marijuana statistic
-more than 10% of high school seniors said they used marijuana every day or nearly every day
baby boomers became less tolerant of drug use when
they had children of their own
4 factors contributing to speeding up of liberalization
-cancer and wasting diseases from HIV/AIDs
-rich financial supporters for legalization adopt medical marijuana as a "wedge issue"
-declines in crime and violence lead us to consider punitive approaches
-younger populations find marijuana less strange and scary
two major surveys asking about legalization support
-Gallup
-the GSS (General Social Survey)
legalization support trend
-up in early 70s
-dip down through 80s
-steady rise since early 90s
answered to pass graded A+
how many states have legalized marijuana?
23 and DC
cannabis was legalized in Colorado and Washington in...
2012
cannabis was legalized in Alaska, Oregon, and DC in
2014
cannabis was legalized in California, Nevada, Maine, and Massachusetts in
2016
cannabis was legalized in Vermont at first in
2017, but was then vetoed by Governor Phil Scott
cannabis was legalized in Vermont in ______ by state legislature
2019
,retail sales were legalized in Vermont in
October 2020
cannabis was legalized in Michigan in
2018
cannabis was legalized in Illinois in
2019
cannabis was legalized in Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and New York in
2021
cannabis was legalized in Rhode Island, Maryland, and Missouri in
2022
cannabis was legalized in Delaware (without the governor's signature) and Minnesota in
2023
,different localities can adopt
different approaches -- patchwork of rules issue
states that had previously decriminalized cannabis
-MD (2014)
-Delaware (2015)
-Illinois (2016)
states who have recently legalized medical cannabis
-Mississippi
-South Dakota
-Kentucky
-Alabama
marijuana as a prohibited substance is
a largely 20th century phenomenon
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
-prohibition was systematized globally in 1961
-in late 1960s, there was a great increase in use of marijuana
, 1979 high school marijuana statistic
-more than 10% of high school seniors said they used marijuana every day or nearly every day
baby boomers became less tolerant of drug use when
they had children of their own
4 factors contributing to speeding up of liberalization
-cancer and wasting diseases from HIV/AIDs
-rich financial supporters for legalization adopt medical marijuana as a "wedge issue"
-declines in crime and violence lead us to consider punitive approaches
-younger populations find marijuana less strange and scary
two major surveys asking about legalization support
-Gallup
-the GSS (General Social Survey)
legalization support trend
-up in early 70s
-dip down through 80s
-steady rise since early 90s
