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Annotated Bibliography on Social Implications of Legalizing Marijuana
Cavazos-Rehg, Patricia A., et al. “Twitter chatter about marijuana.” Journal of Adolescent Health 56.2 (2015): 139-145.
The authors of this source assessed the themes and sentiments of Marijuana-related chats from a different twitter account and described the demographics of Twitter users. The authors utilized the social media demographic analytics organization and a random sample of influential tweets on the topic of Marijuana. The analysis reveals that people who are planning to use or are regular marijuana users are younger, and a significant proportion of them are African Americans. This source is reliable as it helps in building information regarding the social implications of legalizing Marijuana towards young individuals and black Americans as they can use to identify the reasons for such use. The source is reliable because it contains information assessed by different authors who hold varied positions in the academic field.
Hajizadeh, Mohammad. “Legalizing and regulating marijuana in Canada: a review of potential economic, social, and health impacts.” International journal of health policy and management 5.8 (2016): 453.
The editorial above provides an overview of potential public health, social, and economic implications of legalizing Marijuana in Canada. According to the source, legalizing marijuana limits the criminal aspect of owning or selling Marijuana, which reduces the number of incarcerations and the size of the black market. The source is quite reliable and direct towards the social consequences of legalizing Marijuana, which is why it is one of the chief sources that will provide my research paper with information. The sources were published recently and contain information and data from other recent sources, which contributes to their high validity level. The source is also from the international journal of health policy. It is a recognized database as the author is a certified individual with several years of experience in the field of health issues.
Hall, Wayne, and Michael Lynskey. “Evaluating the public health impacts of legalizing recreational cannabis use in the United States.” Addiction 111.10 (2016): 1764-1773.
The source above issues a brief overview of the regulatory regimes for implementing the sale and use of Cannabis, the implausible impact of using Cannabis and related harm, and recommends the viable research that should be performed to assess the effects of the legislation on the public health. The analysis utilizes drug policy literature to outsource information to satisfy its goals. The result of the investigation is that the use of Cannabis is related to car crash fatalities, addiction, and injuries. I will use the information in this source to outline the negative social implications of using Marijuana and relate it as some of the reasons why individual states and countries have not participated in its legalization. The source is reliable because it provides step by step illustrations and research information regarding the issues. However, it is biased in the sense that it only uses the drug policy literature instead of using different information sources to compare the findings and yield results.
Kilmer, Beau. “How will cannabis legalization affect health, safety, and social equity outcomes? It largely depends on the 14 Ps.” The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse 45.6 (2019): 664-672.
This document highlights 14Ps in the form of consideration factors which have prompted particular jurisdictions to implement alternatives to the prohibition of cannabis supply. The paper also explains why it is essential, the various approaches, and how specific jurisdictions have mitigated the choices. I will use this source to highlight the alternatives that decision-makers should consider while prohibiting the supply of Marijuana and how they influence social equity results. The source is relevant because it uses information from the research analysis and provides illustrations that satisfy my research question. Kilmer is a certified author with several years of experience in the academic field of social justice system hence making the source to be reliable. However, the source does not provide efficient research analysis and examples to support the information that connects the 14Ps to the legalization considerations.
Motlagh, Farahnaz Golrooy, et al. “Predicting public opinion on drug legalization: social media analysis and consumption trends.” Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining. 2019.
This source is a collection of relevant data on Twitter per every state to measure public opinion regarding the legalization of Marijuana and determine the trends in its usage. The results of the analysis show that people in states where Marijuana is legalized express positive sentiments on Marijuana than those in the states where it is still illegal. This source is relevant to my research on Marijuana’s social implications since it provides information on how marijuana use has helped people in broad ways, including medicinal and economic survival among the marginalized races. This source’s reliability emanates from the fact that it uses the primary source to gather data, hence limiting the rate of biasness that may accrue during the research process. Therefore, the source can serve as an alternative element of the traditional polling of public views regarding epidemiology research and drug use.
Elder, Laurel, and Steven Greene. “Gender and the Politics of Marijuana.” Social Science Quarterly 100.1 (2019): 109-122.
The source above is a study that seeks to understand why, although a woman may be more liberal compared to men in different areas, they are more conservative when it comes to legalizing Marijuana. The author utilizes the Pew Survey regarding marijuana usage to explore the abnormal gender gap and test hypothesis that discerns from diverse life experiences. The results of the source suggest that mothers and women without children have no difference in perception when it dawns to support for Marijuana use. The source is biased because it uses only a single research survey; hence if the survey is wrong, it automatically produces incorrect results. This source will add to my research on the social implications of legalizing Marijuana by providing information on the role of women in arguments regarding the establishment of policies that advocates for the legalization of Marijuana. The source is reliable because it contains information from a recent research survey; hence, it can help explain the status quo as of the moment.
Alvarado, Ramon. The propensity of Socially Responsible Investing in the Marijuana Industry and the Theory of Planned Behavior Approach. Diss. Saint Leo University, 2020.
This source examines gender, religion, education, race, and age as the primary variable to investigate if the variables are part of the factors within the propensity used to measure if investing in the marijuana industry is viable. This source’s result is essential to my research paper as it provides information on the social consequences that policymakers, investment professionals, investors, and religious organizations should consider for the legalization of Marijuana as an industry. Therefore, I will use this source to illustrate the social implications of legalizing Marijuana in the lens of investors, policymakers, and racial privileges. The source is reliable because it is a scholarly article that has been written by a certified author in the field of social science. The validity of the source is evident from its use of research findings from different journals and articles.
Works Cited
Alvarado, Ramon. The propensity of Socially Responsible Investing in the Marijuana Industry and the Theory of Planned Behavior Approach. Diss. Saint Leo University, 2020.
Cavazos-Rehg, Patricia A., et al. “Twitter chatter about marijuana.” Journal of Adolescent Health 56.2 (2015): 139-145.
Elder, Laurel, and Steven Greene. “Gender and the Politics of Marijuana.” Social Science Quarterly 100.1 (2019): 109-122.
Hajizadeh, Mohammad. “Legalizing and regulating marijuana in Canada: a review of potential economic, social, and health impacts.” International journal of health policy and management 5.8 (2016): 453.
Hall, Wayne, and Michael Lynskey. “Evaluating the public health impacts of legalizing recreational cannabis use in the United States.” Addiction 111.10 (2016): 1764-1773.
Kilmer, Beau. “How will cannabis legalization affect health, safety, and social equity outcomes? It largely depends on the 14 Ps.” The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse 45.6 (2019): 664-672.
Motlagh, Farahnaz Golrooy, et al. “Predicting public opinion on drug legalization: social media analysis and consumption trends.” Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining. 2019.