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Final Project–Annotated Bibliography with Presentation
1. Choose one (1) topic related to gender studies. You may choose something that
we have discussed in the class; or you may choose another topic of your
interested that we may not address in our short 5-week journey!
2. Find 10-12 articles, books, webpages, or statistics related to that topic.
3. Create an annotated bibliography using MLA or APA formatting with the
articles that you have found.
An annotated bibliography is simply an
(always alphabetized!) works cited page
with a summary of each source situated just below the citation. Here is an
example of an annotated bibliography that is properly formatted.
This is just a sample! Remember you need 10-12 sources for this assignment.
Assessment of the Potential Impact of Regulated Marijuana in New York State” PDF. July. 2018. Mar 12. 2019.
In the Criminal Justice and Public Safety section, the authors bring statistics from the recent years to bring into
light how people of color are disproportionally target for cannabis possession than people who are not of color. African
Americans in New York are four times more likely to go to jail than anyone else (Assessment). During a report in 2014 when
stop and frisk laws were still in effect, white people were 50 Percent more likely to have an arrest made in adjournment in
contemplation of Dismissal meaning there was no conviction (Assessment). In 2017, African Americans made up 48 percent
of marijuana arrests, 38 percent were Hispanic and 9 percent were white (Assessment). It is also important to note that the
arrests made in marijuana possession were nonviolent and did not lead to any guns or violent crimes.
Blaszczak-Boxe, Agata. “Marijuana’s History: How One Plant Spread Through the World.” LiveSciemce. Perch. Oct 17,
2014. March 10. 2019.
A small article by Blaszczak-Boxe states where cannabis originally came from and how it was used. It was
initially founded in Asia around 500 BC before it made its way to the New World. It was first used for many different things,
the Germans or Ottoman Empire, would use it for pain relief in pregnant women whereas the Chinese would use it for
textiles and clothing (Blaszczak-Boxe). The article continues to talk about the different species found such as Cannabis
Sativa, Indica, ruderalis and even subspecies like Hemp, all of these later became illegal in many parts of the world.
Chevalier, Zoe. “Recreational Marijuana: A Business Boon for States?” USNews. Aug 1, 2018. Mar 12. 2019.
People such as Chevalier, see cannabis as the next economic boom and can create jobs for many. Chevalier
mentions Colorado’s Gov. saying that there has been an influx of permit applications, up to 40 thousand, a year and within
each permit lies many new jobs and even states there can be more jobs created than in the Coal Industry (Chevalier). Other
such as Kevin Sabet state that marijuana can be worse for the economy especially in poor communities because of how many
stores do drug tests (Chevalier). Still many cities are for cannabis store because of the taxes to help bring in more revenue to
help the city.
Doward, Jamie. “Legal marijuana cuts violence says US study, as medical-use laws see crime fall” The Guardian. Jan 13.
2018. Mar 12. 2019.
Some people such as Doward in this article, said that legalizing cannabis can lead to less smuggling done by the
Mexican Cartels around Border States. His studies showed that on average, smuggling would go down 13 percent initially
and can even go up since those dispensaries are in “competition” with the drug cartel (Doward). He continues show how
legalizing Marijuana hurts the Mexican cartel by saying it takes 75 dollars to create 1 pound of marijuana and sell it for
around 6 thousand dollars whereas in state that has legal marijuana cannot sell you a pound but would equivalent to a couple
hundred dollars (Doward). In California alone, violent crime went down 15 percent, across the U.S. homicide went down 41
percent and other such as robbery went down 19 percent (Doward).
Johnson, Gene. “From ‘no’ to ‘yes,’ how Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana.” The Christion Science Monitor.
2012. Mar 12. 2019.
Notions on cannabis started to change during the 90s when the AIDS crises was happening and research on
cancer. Doctors started to say that cannabis can quell symptoms caused by chemotherapy and AIDS by Raising appetite and
getting rid of pain and nausea however people were still getting arrested regardless of how sick they were (Johnson). The
article talks about why and how marijuana became legalized started by airing commercials late at night in Seattle. Women
who saw these, aged around 30 to 50 years old, said that while they did not like marijuana, they would want to legalize it for
the taxes alone (Johnson). In Colorado, 55 percent of people agreed to legalize it as long as it was regulated like alcohol
(Johnson).
“Legalization, Decriminalization & Medicinal Use of Cannabis: A Scientific and Public Health Perspective.” Missouri
Medicine. Mar-Apr. 2012 (updated). National Library of Medicine. Mar 12. 2019.
This scholarly Article talks about a quick history of cannabis and how it was regulated and how it became illegal in the past.
Cannabis is a schedule one drug meaning that it has a high potential for abuse, no medical use in the U.S, and lack of
accepted safety under medical supervision (Legalization). Many other departments such as, the FDA, HHS, Substance abuse
and mental health Services Administration and many others also denied the medicinal uses of cannabis (Legalization). The
Authors continue to talk about how there are different cannabinoids that are being studied under the FDA however many
seem to be synthetic. Authors also list what is affected by it such as what happens to the cardiovascular system, the lungs,
immune system, liver etc.
Lopez, German. “After legalization, black people are still arrested at higher rates for marijuana than white people.” Vox. Vox
Media 2019. Jan 29, 2018. Mar 12. 2019.
Even though cannabis has turned legal in many states, there is still a huge racial disparity between African
Americans and Whites. While arrests made for the possession of cannabis have gone significantly, the arrests currently being
made still largely made up of African Americans. In Alaska 2014, White people were still 10 times less likely to be arrested
than African Americans and in Washington DC, whites were still 4 times less likely to be arrested for marijuana related
4. Create a presentation or summary about what you learned from doing this
research. Your presentation may come in
any of the following forms or more:
a. A PowerPoint or other slideshow of the main findings of your research.
b. A 3-5 page essay telling what you learned by doing this research.
c. A spoken word, poem, photography or original video of your own creation
taking the viewer through the journey of your investigations and findings.
Be sure to include at least one written page that explains what the viewer
will find in these treasures.
5. Upload your annotated bibliography and presentation.
