State vs. Federal Marijuana Legalization For this assignment, you will again follow the suggestion to look at justice through frameworks that permit careful analysis and evaluation of competing views (Dreisbach, 2013, Section 2.1). Again, you will apply his framework for analyzing how the concept of justice varies when viewed from the different perspectives of family, community, state, and nation. In this assignment, you will apply this framework to analyze justice issues arising from recent successful efforts to legalize recreational marijuana use in two states and medical marijuana in several other states. Before responding, carefully read the assignment prompt below. By the end of 2012, eighteen states and the District of Columbia had legalized medical marijuana use, under various circumstances, and two states had legalized recreational marijuana use. Legalization proposals are pending in other states. At the same time, the federal governments Controlled Substances Act (CSA) bans the possession, production, sale, or distribution of marijuana, even when such activity is technically in compliance with state law. Moreover, the Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutionality of federal enforcement
of the CSA against individuals who were in possession of or were growing marijuana for medical use in compliance with California law. Analyze the retributive, commutative and distributive justice of this complex situation from each of these different perspectives: From your analysis of these various perspectives, draw a conclusion about how to achieve the most just resolution to issues involving the availability of marijuana in American society. The paper must be three to five pages in length and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least three scholarly resources (at least one of which can be found in the Ashford University Library) other than the textbook to support your claims. Start your research by reviewing the PDF document, . Cite your sources within the text of your paper and on the reference page. To help you write a clear and concise paper, please follow a similar format detailed in the instructions for the Week Five Final Paper. For information regarding APA, including samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, located within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar. Carefully review the for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.