The following deals specifically with the issue of legalizing and or continuing the band on marijuana:

Now those in support of legalizing marijuana in the U.S. have stated its no more harmful than cigarettes and or alcohol (most such pro organizations have stated they believe it to be less harmful, while opponents counter marijuana is in fact more dangerous and more likely to lead to harder drug use than either alcohol or tobacco). Regardless of the side you might take on this issue, proponents of legalization also frequently say the same and or similar limitations which we as a society place on alcohol and tobacco use could be imposed on marijuana use (e.g., health warnings, a minimum age requirement, etc), in order to help regulate its use (and or abuse by minors, etc).

The question here, is do you believe such restrictions would work if marijuana was legalized and specifically why or why not?

Please realize you can be for legalization and still believe such measures will be ineffective...and vice versa. The heart of this question isn’t so much whether legalization is right or wrong, but whether the argument surrounding placing limitations (if legalized) has any merit or not
Note: Please remember, you will want to support your viewpoints via referenced data and or referenced real life examples.

Ultimately there is no wrong or right answer here (as there are clearly two conflicting views), only supported and or non-supported viewpoints; for a graduate level class like this, the former is always what’s expected.

Response should be a “minimum” of 300 words (does not count restating the question) and must include “at least” one properly referenced source (in accordance with APA 6^th edition).