Part one of term paper
has been an issue for a long time. Marijuana was first brought up as an issue in 1915. It had since then became a much bigger issue in the 1960's and is now being considered for medical purposes in the 1990's. Some of the issue's faced can be described as: Legalization for medical purposes and legalization for insufficient reasons (i.e.: s ...

Part two of term paper
... ( Sommer, 67 ). An additional issue in the analysis discussed above is the effect of the increased reduction on marijuana penalties that took place in 1976, in California. Up until this time people could be arrested on felony charges and faced possible prison terms for marijuana possession. After the law changed possession of an ounce or less of marijuana became minor and was punished by a maximum fine of $100.00. Opposing sides argued that reduced penalties would result in greater public ac ...