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1. In an article by Sam Becker on the Cheatsheet website, he provides insight about how legalizing marijuana is helpful to the states when saying "While the federal government is still holding fast to all-out illegalization, states around the country are chipping away at marijuana laws to the benefit of local economies and even law enforcement professionals."

2.  In his article for USA Today, Trevor Hughes mentions a quote from Govenor John Hickenlooper in which he states that people who were smoking marijuana before it was legal still are, except now they can actually do good by paying taxes.

3. According to Trevor Hughes of USA Today, "The school-construction money comes from a 15% tax levied on wholesale sales from growers to recreational marijuana retailers. Much of the rest of the tax money is being dedicated toward drug-abuse education, research and substance abuse treatment."

Works Cited

Becker, Sam. "A Look Inside Marijuana Dispensaries and How They Work." The CheatSheet. 14 Dec. 2015. Web. 19 Nov. 2015.

 

Hughes, Trevor."Colo. Pot Users Helping Build Schools With Tax Dollars" USA Today. USA Today. 17 Feb. 2015. Web. 11 Nov. 2015.

 

Smith, S.E. "Why we need to finally legalize marijuana" The Daily Dot. 6 Nov. 2014. Web. 19 Nov. 2015.