Take a position on the legalization of marijuana for adults and the potential effects on children and youth.
Is legalization of marijuana in Illinois either helpful, harmful, or have no effect on the development urban adolescents and youth? Why?
Because this is opinion, there is no "right or wrong" answer. Tie your policy position statement back to risk and protective factors in a person in network framework that includes disussion of oppressive societial forces.
Sources that are highly recommended that you use:
Chapter 8 (pp. 227-255) in Hall III, W. J, Lanier, P. J. Jenson, J. M., & Fraser, M. W. (Eds.). (2020). Social policy for children and families: A risk and resilience perspective (4th ed.). Sage Publications.
Edelman, M. W. (2017). Children And The Opioid Crisis. Huffpost
Shen, H. (2020). News Feature: Cannabis and the Adolescent Brain . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(1), 7-11.
Salas-Wright, C. P. & Vaughn, M. G. (2017). Marijuana use among young people in an era of policy change: What does recent evidence tell us? The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 43(3), 231-233.
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