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Review Marijuana overview and state medical marijuana laws (http://www.ncsl.org iresearchThealthistate-medical-marijuana-laws.aspx)Links to an external site., with a focus on challenges for penalties and enforcement, then respond to the following:
Review the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Schedule of Drugs (https://www.dea.gov idruginfoids.shtml)Links to an external site.. Consider the criteria that is used to determine a drug’s classification provided on the DEA’s website, in addition to the effects of these drugs discussed in the assigned chapters in your text.
Consider the burden of enforcing marijuana laws. Discuss the difficulties of classifying the same drug differently in different parts of the country. Can we justify criminalizing behavior in one state that is legal in other states?