Discussion prompt:
“To date, numerous states have put a proposal for legalizing marijuana on the ballot before residents for a vote. Other states have decriminalized possession of marijuana in small amounts. As a public policy issue, do you think marijuana should be legalized? How much crime would be eliminated through the legalization of marijuana? What are some of the consequences of decriminalization or legalization for the criminal justice system? Should the same decriminalization be applied to other substances such as heroin and cocaine?”
