Question for essay:
Joseph lives in a state that permits the use of marijuana for medical purposes. He takes it as medicine each day. During Christmas holidays he visits his mother in New York, which does not permit the use of medical marijuana. He is arrested for the possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of selling. At the time he was arrested, he had two pounds of marijuana in his possession. What are the issues in his case?
Book:
(S) Principles of Criminal Law
Cliff Roberson and Michael D. O’Reilley, 2020
Pearson
Websites:
The United States Department of Justice: News, press releases and videos. Information on criminal activity, law enforcement and legal careers.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data: Established in 1978, the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) archives and disseminates data on crime and justice for secondary analysis. The archive contains data from over 2,700 curated studies or statistical data series.
Supreme Court of the United States: Includes opinions of the court, cases documents, press releases and speeches. A valuable
American Civil Liberties Union: Discover what is happening with current issues related to civil liberties. Discover what is happening with current issues related to civil liberties.
American Bar Association Supreme Court Updates
Justia U.S. CaseLaw: Justia is an American website specializing in legal information retrieval. It was founded in 2003 by Tim Stanley, formerly of FindLaw, and is one of the largest online databases of legal cases. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
CPOA Legal Updates: Legal updates from the CPOA. The California Peace Officers’ Association was established in 1921 and is committed to developing progressive leadership for the California law enforcement community through organizational networking, professional development, technology advancement and public policy advocacy. CPOA has more than 23,000 members of all ranks from municipal, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies from throughout the state of California.
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF): Conducts Police Research and Policy Development.
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office): COPS is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing by the nation’s state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. They provide a variety of “hot Topic” issues. The website also has press releases, articles and publications.
The majority of your response should be your own original writing based on what you have learned from the textbook. Be sure to provide a citation and a reference for any materials used, including the required textbook. The following points are designed to help you understand how to provide proper citations and references for your work:
Sources are listed in two places.
The first, a citation, is briefly listed within your answer. This includes identifying information that directs the reader to your list of references at the end of your writing assignment.
The second, a reference, is at the end of your work in the list of references section.
All sources cited should follow APA style and provide enough identifying information so that the reader can access the original material.
