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Thesis: Marijuana should be legalized in Mississippi
Author: Ted Phelps: Harvard Economics Professor
Article Title: "Green is Good"
Quote 1: A recent report predicating the impact of federally legal marijuana suggests that
nationwide legalization could generate 1.1 million jobs by 2025. Workers would be needed to
farm, process, distribute, and sell marijuana-based products.
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Quote 2: Currently, federal marijuana enforcement costs several billion dollars per year. If
marijuana were removed from the list of controlled substances, far fewer court cases involving
the substance would go to trial, resulting in fewer incarcerations and, in turn, more money saved.
Introduction: (Hook, background info, thesis) 5 sentences

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