Annotated Bibliography Association, Unitarian Universalist. "Drug Policies Should Be Liberalized." Drug Legalization. Ed. Karen F. Balkin.

San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. Current Controversies. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 6 Mar. 2011. This document served as my initial piece of research. I gathered from this document that the war on drugs was actually quite ineffective in the United States. I also used this document to cite the cost of the federal governments efforts against drugs, and how they have risen since the nineteen sixties.

Pope, HG, AJ Gruber, JI Hudson, and D Yurgelun-Todd. "Neuropsychological Performance in Long-term Cannabis Users." Arch Gen Psychiatry. 58. (2001): 909-915. Print. This document was used to provide reference for several facts about how the active ingredient in marijuana, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) affects the human body, mind, and senses. I also used this document to provide reference for marijuanas ability to cause one to work at suboptimal levels for hours after the effect of the drug has worn off. Schaeffer, Richard. Sociology: A Brief Introduction. 8th ed. New York City: McGraw-Hill, 2009. 161. Print This is the book that I am currently reading for the class. I used this to quote the definitions of what stigma and law are in a sociological context. I also used this book in order to gain and reference certain statistics involving which states recognized the medicinal qualities of marijuana and which actually protected users from criminal penalties. "Deglamorising Cannabis." Lancet. 346. (1995): 1241. Print. This was an article in a well respected European medical journal on how marijuana has no long term physical health effects. I quoted a part of this article in relation to the general subject matter of said article. Gettman, Jon. "Marijuana Production in the United States." Bulletin of Cannabis Reform. (2006): 13. Print. This document was used to show that marijuana is the most lucrative cash crop in the United States. I used data from this document to prove that legalizing marijuana would provide the United States government with an opportunity to bolster its revenue through taxation on the sale of marijuana.

"Race, The War On Drugs And The United States Criminal Justice System." Drug Policy. Drug Policy Alliance, 01/08/2000. Web. 6 Mar 2011. <http://www.drugpolicy.org/about/position/race_paper_crim.cfm>. I used this article to gain information regarding the disparate treatment of minority groups in relation to marijuana and other drug law. I quoted two figures regarding Black and Latino incarceration rates in relation to White incarceration rates regarding drug possession charges.