Annotated Bibliography:
Campbell, Greg. Pot, Inc: Inside Medical Marijuana, America's Most Outlaw Industry. New York: Sterling, 2012. Print.
This source provides an educational insight into the medical marijuana industry in America. It examines the history and use of marijuana globally. It also provides an analysis of the political factors that surround the legalization of the drug. Indeed, the author of the book is so engrossed in his research on marijuana that he decides to grow marijuana in his own basement. The book examines how marijuana can be used to help patients suffering from certain illness. The source is very credible and persuasive. This is mainly because the author carried out an experiment by growing his own marijuana in order to write the book. He is also very persuasive in his argument for medical marijuana. People for advocate for medical marijuana may use the book.
Toney, Ann. Colorado Medical Marijuana Law: Tackling the Mindboggling and Arduous Task of Implementing This Comprehensive Statute. Denver, Colo: Bradford Pub, 2012. Print.
The book is a compilation of all regulations that govern the use of medical marijuana in Colorado. The book presents the regulations that are responsible for dealing with the cultivation and use of marijuana in the State of Colorado. The main argument of the book is that Colorado has provided a blueprint for other states to follow when it comes to the legalization of marijuana. The source is very credible and persuasive. It contains very accurate facts. Lawyers, medical marijuana patients and other citizens of the State of Colorado who are interested in understanding the law that governs them can use the book. It can also be used by other states as a blueprint of setting up regulation around the drug.
Caulkins, Jonathan P. Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. Print.
The argument of this book is that research indicates that 50% of the American population supports the legalization of marijuana. It argues that across America only 16 states allow the medical use of marijuana. In addition, four states have shown prospects of legalizing marijuana for recreational use. In addition, the book presents the argument that those who support legalization are not clear what they want legalized. They are not sure whether it is cultivation, selling or production. The author therefore states that a lot of confusion surrounds this legalization. The book is very persuasive as it examines the social, economic and cultural implications of legalizing marijuana. Policy makers, medical marijuana patients and other citizens who are interested in understanding the implications of legalizing marijuana can use this book.
Friedman, Mark D. Legalization of Drugs. Chicago, Ill: Heinemann Library, 2012. Print.
This book examines the general legalization of drugs. However, it has a whole chapter on the legalization of marijuana. The book examines the social effects that marijuana has had on teenagers over the years. It explains that medical marijuana is one of the surest ways to have marijuana legal around the globe. It also provides an analysis of the political factors that surround the legalization of the drug. The book is very persuasive as it examines the social, economic and cultural implications of legalizing marijuana. Policy makers, medical marijuana patients and other citizens who are interested in understanding the implications of legalizing marijuana can use this book.
Rhetorical analysis:
The news publication that I could use to publish the essay would be a newspaper. In the editorial legalizing marijuana, several strategies were used to convince the particular readership that was discussed. The first strategy involved the use of a catchy title and introduction for the essay. The introduction included a quote by Barack Obama on his use of marijuana. This paragraph will surely grab the attention of the reader. Effective use of analysis done by third parties was another main strategy applied. This included the use of statistics and numbers representing the results of the polls following the ballot regarding Marijuana legalization in the states of Washington and Colorado. These statistics acted as enough proof to convince anyone reading the document that democracy was practiced in these states and that their will should be done.
Another major strategy was using opinions collected from sampled citizens from these states. The articles that were used to research on this matter cited citizen of these states supporting the enactment into law of the bill that passed into law. This was a third party collection of data, had no bias and provided enough information regarding the proof required as to whether the law really had support on the ground level. To convince the readership to the benefit of legalizing marijuana even more, there was reference to the fact that revenues collected from tourism that would be boosted by the new law was also used. This fact showed that in the even the law was enacted, more adults who wanted to enjoy marijuana lawfully would end up moving to these states for such enjoyment. This would in turn increase returns from the trade. The use of advantages of Marijuana was extensive in convincing readership of the document as was the case when law enforcement on the abuse of the drug was cited. It was proven that when a drug is under the watchful eye of the law, it was much easier to control it produce and use as compared to when it was used illegally.
