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**## PH528-PolicyAnalysis-FinalDraft.docx**

**Policy Analysis**

**_Section 4- Final Draft (100 points)_**

_PH 528_

**Introduction:** State Senator Hob Bryan (Mississippi District 7) is the chairman of the Mississippi State Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee. Now that the state legislature has passed a bill legalizing medical marijuana use in the state, members of the committee are debating whether to draft legislation to legalize
**recreational use** of marijuana in Mississippi. Senator Bryan has asked you to write a policy analysis on this issue.

**A policy analysis contains five sections:** problem identification, background, landscape, options, and recommendation. For this assignment, you will revise your completed sections based on feedback and put them together to form a full policy analysis.

**Sections: Must be 5 pages minimum- section page amounts are suggestions**

1.
**Problem Identification (1 sentence)**

2.
**Background (~1 page)**

3.
**Landscape (~3 pages)**

4.
**Options (~1.5 pages)**

5.
**Recommendation (~0.5 pages)**

**Format:**

· No title, heading, or title page needed- just begin with your problem question

· Bolded section titles

· Use in-text citations and include a reference page in APA citation style

· 5 pages of content (minimum, can be more) + reference page

· Double-spaced, one-inch margins, 12 pt. Times New Roman font

· Can include tables if that helps to organize your thoughts

**Other Notes:**

· Read and use Ch. 14 in your textbook, which outlines how to write a policy analysis

·
**All information** should include an in-text citation and a mention on your reference page in APA

· Can reference scholarly articles, news articles, and reputable government, health, or non-profit agencies

· Avoid direct quotations from references- paraphrase and cite

·
**_Your policy analysis will be run through SafeAssign to check for plagiarism- a SafeAssign score of more than 20% will receive an automatic zero_**

**Due Date:** Submit through Blackboard as a .doc or .docx file by
**11:59 PM on Sunday 2/23.**

**## PH528-PolicyAnalysis-FinalDraft.docx**

**Policy Analysis**

**_Section 4- Final Draft (100 points)_**

_PH 528_

**Introduction:** State Senator Hob Bryan (Mississippi District 7) is the chairman of the Mississippi State Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee. Now that the state legislature has passed a bill legalizing medical marijuana use in the state, members of the committee are debating whether to draft legislation to legalize
**recreational use** of marijuana in Mississippi. Senator Bryan has asked you to write a policy analysis on this issue.

**A policy analysis contains five sections:** problem identification, background, landscape, options, and recommendation. For this assignment, you will revise your completed sections based on feedback and put them together to form a full policy analysis.

**Sections: Must be 5 pages minimum- section page amounts are suggestions**

1.
**Problem Identification (1 sentence)**

2.
**Background (~1 page)**

3.
**Landscape (~3 pages)**

4.
**Options (~1.5 pages)**

5.
**Recommendation (~0.5 pages)**

**Format:**

· No title, heading, or title page needed- just begin with your problem question

· Bolded section titles

· Use in-text citations and include a reference page in APA citation style

· 5 pages of content (minimum, can be more) + reference page

· Double-spaced, one-inch margins, 12 pt. Times New Roman font

· Can include tables if that helps to organize your thoughts

**Other Notes:**

· Read and use Ch. 14 in your textbook, which outlines how to write a policy analysis

·
**All information** should include an in-text citation and a mention on your reference page in APA

· Can reference scholarly articles, news articles, and reputable government, health, or non-profit agencies

· Avoid direct quotations from references- paraphrase and cite

·
**_Your policy analysis will be run through SafeAssign to check for plagiarism- a SafeAssign score of more than 20% will receive an automatic zero_**

**Due Date:** Submit through Blackboard as a .doc or .docx file by
**11:59 PM on Sunday 2/23.**