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Legalization of marijuana and in some cases other drugs can be a benefit to America economically and socially. There is a push to legalize marijuana to keep money out of criminals hands. Also legalization of marijuana/ drugs can help Americas defense against sovereign and international crime. Many illegal organizations around the world feed off American drugs policies earning billions of dollars for their criminal enterprises. Drug cartels and terrorist organizations use drugs to fund their operations. The article is a great reason for legalization of marijuana/ drugs. The terrorists we are fighting are feeding off the people we are trying to defend. The whole system is flawed and if America continues to fight a battle against this foreign enemy we will never win the war on terrorists.

There are many colleges students that engage in illegal alcohol and drug consumption. There had been a rise un marijuana and other illicit drugs used. Many colleges students claim they drunk and do drugs to relax. In 2005 the number of college students claiming to smoke marijuana climbed to 4%. This huge number of students helps support the rise in drug use on college campus. This is becoming a problem among college students. This article is the best one I have found it talk about the rise of drug use among college students. It talks about statistical data and the percentages of use among college students. This is more statistical data that just show that there is more needed to be done with college students and drinking these days. With this in mind I will out these into my article and use them accordingly.

This article takes into account 1123 high school students and access their use and abuse of alcohol and marijuana. They take into account the accessibility of drugs among students. Race does play a role showing higher accessibility and use among Hispanic students compared to white students. Many drugs are used and obtained on campus' and many students are unaware of this issue. This article gives me more insight on alcohol and drug use. This helps me obtain more broad information of policies and usage of drugs among high school and college students. This article with present information of the attitudes and frequency of drug and alcohol use among students. With this information I have much better insight on the ways and uses of college students during school.

This article talks about marijuana and other drugs use and rise among college students. There is a sample of 119 schools that consist of different demographics. There is different samples that take into account social usage of the drug and other illicit uses of the drug among college students. This was sample taken to monitor the use of marijuana and other drugs among college students. Rates are higher in public institutions compared to private institutions. This is good insight on the uses of marijuana and how it relates to different college and demographics in collegiate atmospheres. These surveys will help support my statistical information needed to present better understanding of this information. With this in mind there are other things that I will be using in my research to back up the information in my paper. With a well rounded institution like Harvard I understand how the insight will perform in my paper.

This journal examines the use of alcohol and drug use among college students. They also take into account excessive use of alcohol and why students drink due to social interactions. They also examine race and its factor of alcohol and marijuana use. Alcohol use is among the highest among Whites followed by Hispanics and than Blacks. They also examine the effects of alcohol and its negative effects on college students. This journal also takes into account gender and economic standing. This journal provides some interesting insight on alcohol and drug use and abuse. With this in mind there is a better understanding of why college students use alcohol excessively. Also there are some good statistics with information on alcohol and drug use among students with respect to race and gender. This article affirms some legitimate information supporting alcohol use among college students. This journal also has some prestigious Universities with different statistical information that gives me broader information on use and abuse of drugs.

There are many misused drugs among College students. This analysis evaluates uses out these drugs in a 210 day study in which they trace how much first use and their trends of use. They then compare the uses to other non-students and other rages of age groups. They talk about the health risks associated with these patterns. This article can give me some good insight of trends of other college students. They can give me more precise measurements of trends instead of my survey which can be warped at any time. The health risks can help me with an argument towards different drugs that can be worse than others. Also some statistics like the number of college students using drugs can also help with my research paper.

This article talks about binge drinking and alcohol use and its effects on students. They describe how binge drinkers are more likely to smoke cigarettes and engage in marijuana, cocaine and other illicit drug use. Also this article talks about alcohol use and its negative effects on students and its effect on rapes, suicides and motor vehicle accidents. This article also explains the correlation between alcohol and drug use and abuse. With this in mind these effects with help me better understand alcohol abuse. This is great insight on negative effect of alcohol. There are the negative effects of marijuana but compared to the impaired non judgmental effects of alcohol the two do not compare. This is a great article because it helps me better understand the correlation between these drugs. Also it gives me more statistical information on how I should present facts and numbers.

This article discusses the use of the popular drug ecstasy and its prevelances in popular music lyrics. It studies the use of "ex" by youths across America and the trends seen throughout the music industry with lyrics regarding drugs.

This article focuses on the use of drugs, particularly cocaine, in the rap and hip hop industry. It speaks about the slang used and different artist's use of the drug game in writing their rhymes.

This article talks about some common sense rules cannabis users should regulate their use. By comparative study of marijuana users in Amsterdam and San Francisco data shows similar use patterns and having to do with drug control. Despite different drug policies the two cities are similar in marijuana use. This is excellent support because it shows that it does not matter if marijuana is legal or not. This data comparison also supports reasons for legalization. If one country has legalized marijuana and it is not effecting their society negatively than the US needs to reconsider marijuana laws.

This article discusses the prospect of a drug control policy that includes regulated legalization. Claims that marijuana's medical efficacy is no longer in dispute and the idea that legalization will eliminate marijuana use among young people. Concern about abandoning those who could be treated for their addiction does not sit well with conservative values. This article talks about solving a major drug problem with just legalization. People refute that legalization of marijuana will help socially and economically but they are wrong. This articles gives me strong support on the benefits of legalization of marijuana.

This article discusses early alcohol use and abuse among college students. They use surveys and other questioners to access use and abuse among college students. They discuss how early use of alcohol makes students more prone to alcoholism. They use statistical data collected by these surveys. Drug and alcohol use among college students is on the rise. This is a great article for me because I can use this statistical information against alcohol use and it more negative effects rather than marijuana negative effects. There is a lot more interesting statistical data I can use to show evidence of marijuana usage compared to alcohol use. Alcohol use compared to marijuana are a lot different alcohol in the long run is a lot worse for humans. Marijuana is a lot more laid back drug with no dependence.

Marijuana is heavily repressed in the United States. There is repeated documentation that there are lower risks associated with marijuana use compared to alcohol consumption. Also our government spends billions of dollars yearly to fight the war on drug/marijuana. Socially the United States needs to reform laws to accommodate social and economic disputes. This article effectively attacks the problem in the United States with marijuana laws. This article entails the health risks and economic issues that can be resolved with legalization or decriminalization of marijuana. Medical documentation gives evidence of lower health risks with marijuana compared to alcohol.

This article measures the use of alcohol marijuana and cocaine among college students. This article talks about excess uses of these drugs and their effects on negative behavior. This survey was taken and it asked students how many times they used alcohol, marijuana or cocaine and how it affected their behavior socially. Demographics and social class plays roles in the different users in college. This article is great for me because it helps me better understand usage and its social behavioral effects on college students. This gives me information of the prevalence of marijuana use among college students and the rates of use. This is statistical data of 1,400 students helps me use and understand the information in my paper. With this information I can compare it to other articles and surveys taken.

This article describes a study taken of 176 college students to evaluate their patterns of marijuana use as well as its positive and negative effects. Its results found two types of users those that smoked casually and rarely bought product and those that smoked on a regular daily basis. There were both positive and negative effects reported but there were far greater positive reports than negative. The study also described indicators of dependence as well as the tendency of more regular problematic users to combine marijuana use with tobacco and alcohol. This article is helpful because it gives insight to the opinions of those people that actually use the drug being called into question. It addresses both positive and negative effects of use that gives readers a well rounded amount of information on both sides of the argument. It also sheds light how most people that smoke marijuana are at higher risk of using alcohol and tobacco.

This article examined the effect of Mindfulness based stress reduction courses that were offered in drug units in six Massachusetts prisons. The study found that there were improvements in hostility, self-esteem, and mood disturbance

This article talks about the way radio stations and record labels are censoring their artists and albums. Some artists are force to remove songs from their albums, create edited albums, or even refuse to play certain artists. It also talks about how many albums containing derogatory terms and drug references are not sold in certain stores and not played on certain stations, despite the censorship which might aid in the literacy of younger listeners.

This article takes into account 292 college students and discusses social norms and other negative effects of marijuana. They take into account social-environmental and biopsy logical factors of use. Also they talk about risk factor associated with different uses of the drug. There is also some statistical information that accesses they amount and number of college students that use or have used marijuana. This is a very supportive article because it give me some insight on the risk of marijuana and marijuana related problems. There is some good statistical information relating to the 292 college students. The stats state that 46% of college students have claimed to have smoked marijuana. With this article it can help support some of my statistical information from my survey I have put out.

The article reports on the new arrival the for use of medical marijuana, for things such as chronic pain and nausea. Like the other 10 states in the U.S. marijuana would only be available to patients through a doctor's prescription. States such as Alaska have dismissed the law but were the first state to legalize marijuana possession for persons over 21. This article is evidence that America is slowly reforming marijuana laws but very slowly. This shows that many states need to rethink medical marijuana policies. I can use this in my paper for support of states and their social take on legalization of medical marijuana.