Post Election Analysis

- yeiri villanueva

Marijuana Legalization in Colorado and Washington

1.  Cite examples of "Supreme Law of the Land"

• "Marijuana is still illegal in the eyes of the federal government, which overrules states' rights. "

• "The Drug Enforcement Administration reiterated its stance that marijuana is an illegal drug and that possessing, using or selling it is a crime. "

 2.  Cite examples of "federal vs. state authority"

• "The voter approval of legal weed in Colorado and Washington could lead to a Supreme Court battle with the federal government, according to Jeffrey Miron,.."

• " '[The feds] will do whatever they can to interfere with marijuana legalization in any state,' Miron said on Tuesday, before the initiatives passed."

3.  What was the "compromise" that helped to pass the referendum in Washington? How do you think this compromise would affect demand for the product?

• They passed the referendum to legalize weed because they proposed that marijuana should be taxed heavily, like 3 times more than before, which will increase the price of marijuana and the demand will be lowered.

4.  Why was Oregon's referendum not passed?

• Oregon's referendum on legalizing pot was not passed and was criticized in various aspects of the initiative, especially the fact that it would have handed most of the regulating power in the marijuana industry to the growers than independent overseers.

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5. What audience did the article say social media was targeted to?

• Social Media was targeted to teenagers, to inform and persuade us through social networks, because we are the next potential voters over the next few years.

6. According to the article, which candidate was most effective using social media? (cite a passage from the article)

• I think Obama used social media more efficiently, because he used his own time to do video conferences online mostly to answer questions with younger voters.

• "One of the stand-out moments from Mr Obama's campaign was his appearance on social news website Reddit."

• "The president spent around 30 minutes answering questions from the site's millions of users. Mr Obama's credibility was enhanced when he told users the Q&A sessions were "Not bad!" - an apparent reference to an image-based meme featuring himself."

7. According to Jeffrey Hermes, taking a picture of your marked ballot can be used to pressure people standing in line to vote. Do you agree or disagree, and why?

• Yes, I agree with that, because when people see other people's pictures of their marked ballot, people would think of the same way and to vote the same candidate the person voted. It's a mentality that most people who dont have their own opinion has.