Transcript Marijuana Legalization

Marijuana
Legalization
By: Mike Mulhearn
Objective
 To
inform the public of the positive effects of
marijuana legalization
 To persuade the public that marijuana should be
legalized
 Use the skills I learned in basics of computing to
build a website, along with various other
publications, on a passionate topic of mine; the
legalization of marijuana
Problems Encountered
 Adding
music to the main webpage
 Lining up the button links of the main page
 Making the background the right size on the main
page
 Much information was skewed by sites made by
the DEA and other various anti-drug organizations
 Felt like my procrastination led to less originality on
my site, although I am pleased in how it turned
out
 Finding a relevant java applet
Key Points Learned
 There
are many statistics floating around out
there that are skewed or just completely
inaccurate
 As a solution, I went to government websites and
compiled my own statistics from organization
such as US DOJ, DEA, etc.
 Legalization of marijuana would produce about
at least $35 billion in revenue, including the $16
billion spent on the criminalization of offenders
 Becoming more comfortable working with
sharepoint designer
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My proposal
My powerpoint
Chart of number of felony court
convictions in 2007
Spreadsheet of the drug arrests
over the years
Background music on the main
page
Facts page on marijuana
Java applet that corresponds to
mouse movement
A custom background by myself
Links to various marijuanarelated items
Click on the leaf to go to my site!