|Reflection 2: Goin' Green—On the Future of Legal Marijuana

In 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first states in the Union to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Just five years later, several more states—including California—have followed suit. These states are in addition to those that have legalized medical marijuana. Indeed, the mainstreaming of marijuana in American culture has surprised both advocates and opponents of legalization. And while legalization on a national level is far from a sure thing, we are closer to it than at any other point in our history. But what are the implications of legalized marijuana? What does American life look like when recreational pot use is made legal?  As a society, what could we gain and what might we lose? And what lessons should we learn from alcohol and tobacco? Finally, how will California's impending marijuana legalization affect you?

Include at least two of the following in your discussion:

• "State Marijuana Laws in 2017 Map" (Governing) 
• "Seven Things to Know Now that Prop 64 is Law" (San Diego Union-Tribune) 
• "What is the Future of Recreational Marijuana in Trump's America?" (Los Angeles Times)
• "California Today: What if Legal Pot Costs More than Black-Market Pot?" (New York Times)
• "The Times are Changing: Millenials are Ditching Alcohol in Favor of Marijuana (EmeraldReport)
• "Jeff Sessions Slams Marijuana Legalization (Again)" (Forbes)

Required:

• MLA Style
• Works cited 
• Two full pages in length

Due: Fri 9.29