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  • Module 5: Deviance, Crime and Social Control

    Will Louisiana legalize recreational marijuana in 2022?

    Figure 5.1 Louisiana has some favorable cannabis laws, including an expansive medical marijuana program, a legislative group that recognizes cannabis as medicine, and even recent decriminalization in the state. (https://www.louisianamarijuanacard.com/post/is-recreational-marijuana-coming-to-louisiana-in-2022).


    Introduction

    Forty-three states in the United States have passed measures legalizing marijuana in some form; some states are medical use but we are seeing more states that have decriminalized marijuana use, and four states approve recreational use as well. In New Orleans, Louisiana the vote by the "New Orleans city council was unanimous to decriminalize personal cannabis possession in the city" and "to pardon 10,000 with convictions or pending charges on low-level marijuana offenses" (Marijana and the Law, 2021). Washington state legalized recreational use in 2012, and in the 2014 midterm elections, voters in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington DC supported ballot measures to allow recreational use in their states as well (Governing 2014). Florida’s 2014 medical marijuana proposal fell just short of the 60 percent needed to pass (CBS News 2014). The map below will show you state by state.

     Module Objectives

    At the end of this module, students will be able to:

    1. Explain their knowledge of culture, social structures, and social institutions (CLO3).
    2. Demonstrate an understanding of how change can begin in society and the effects of social policies (CLO4).
    3. Recognize cultural and individual differences that underlie the complexities of human behavior and social interaction (CLO5).


    MODULE ACTIVITIES

    Below is an outline of the items for which you will be responsible throughout the module.

     READ

    1. Read the Module 5 Introduction 
    2. Read Deviance, Crime and Social Control in The Introduction to Sociology Pressbook.


    1. View the following videos: 

    • CrashCourse (2017, July 17). Deviance #18 [Video]. YouTube

    • CrashCourse (2017, July 24). Theory & Deviance #19 [Video]. YouTube.

    Module Pressbooks Resources and Activities

    You will find the following resources and activities in this module at the Pressbooks website. Click on the links below to access or complete each item.