Substance Abuse

A position paper is a written essay that discusses a reasonable and arguable opinion about a specific issue. The purpose of a position paper is to describe support for that particular opinion and present an overall foundation for your argument. Part of the process of writing a position paper includes collecting facts and information to support or disprove the hypothesis. For this reason, the paper should include and describe factual and quantifiable factors as much as possible (This means using credible, peer-reviewed sources). Only once the facts and information have been thoroughly researched should a position be stated. In this case, you will either support or reject a change in the current federal legal status of marijuana.Finally, this is a 3-page position paper (double space), excluding the title and reference page.