Talk:Legal history of cannabis in the United States/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Racepacket (talk) 17:50, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for nominating this article. I enjoyed it. Please fix disamb. links for Jamestown and Newark. Fn 17 is a dead link.
 * GA review (see here for criteria)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * "relates to the lawfulness of marijuana use"->"relates to the regulation of marijuana use" - less POV and more accurate
 * "Prohibitions of Cannabis"->"Prohibitions on the use of Cannabis"
 * "reschedule cannabis have failed and the United"->"reschedule cannabis under the Act have failed, and the United"
 * "state by laws instituted through the"->"state by laws adopting the" - "uniform laws" are model laws that a state can adopt or a state can adopt a law on the same subject that is different from a uniform act. It is a decision made by every state legislature.
 * "ban trade with fibers"->"ban trade in fibers"
 * Please reword "As a result of the Uniform State Narcotic Act the Federal Bureau of Narcotics encouraged state governments to adopt it." - two separate ideas. First, that a expert panel drafted a model Uniform State Narcotic Act and second that the Fed government recommended that states adopt the uniform act. Avoid implication of cause and effect.
 * "push to outlaw all drugs."->"push to outlaw all recreational drugs." ???
 * quote template broken?
 * "was based on hearings[24] reports.[25]"->"was based on hearings[24] and reports.[25]"
 * "1989 and are fast growing in number."->"1989 and have spread since." - subjective as to rate of growth. Do you count courts or population affected by those courts as a measure?
 * "in lieu of serving a jail sentence."->"a conventional criminal court with the possibility of serving a jail sentence." - parallel
 * Done. Crowz  RSA  23:31, 9 June 2011 (UTC)


 * 1) Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
 * A. References to sources:
 * Need more accessdates
 * I had to fix a few refs, but I think they're good now (accessdates aren't required if there is a date available per CITEHOW). Crowz  RSA  23:31, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
 * C. No original research:
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * What role has NORML played in lobbying for legal reform?
 * Benefit of a drug court is the rehabilitated offender does not have a criminal record.
 * Any statistics as to the number of criminal marijuana prosecutions per year or the cost of incarcerations?
 * There is a statistic on arrests from 1965 to 2009
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * No edit wars.
 * 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * I am placing the article on hold so that you may address the above noted concerns. Racepacket (talk) 21:34, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
 * a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * I am placing the article on hold so that you may address the above noted concerns. Racepacket (talk) 21:34, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I am placing the article on hold so that you may address the above noted concerns. Racepacket (talk) 21:34, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

June 13 reading
Thank you for your recent changes in response to the review. The article no longer has disamb. or invalid external links. We still have a few concerns, which were raised above. The above concerns are still present in the article. Thank you for your hard work. Racepacket (talk) 06:27, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Please summarize Decriminalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States in a paragraph for this article.
 * "Offenders will have to plead guilty to the charge"->"To enter this program, offenders are required to plead guilty to the charge"
 * Consider adding to the Drug Court section that some Drug Court programs leave the offender with an expunged criminal record. Racepacket (talk) 17:57, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I am still unclear about this sentence in the lead paragraph, "were regulated as a drug in every state by laws adopting the Uniform State Narcotic Drug Act.[1]" The source says, "By 1937 every state had enacted some form of legislation relating to marijuana, and thirty-five had enacted the Uniform Act.43" - so although every state outlawed marijuana, only 35 out of 48 laws adopted the Uniform State Narcotic Drug Act.  How about rephrasing it: "were regulated as a drug in every state, including in 35 states that adopted the Uniform State Narcotic Drug Act.[1]"
 * I don't want to add the bit about the expungement as the nominator is more familiar with the subject than I, perhaps he can consider it on his return.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:09, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you Wehwalt for stepping in, and congratulations to all on another Good Article. Racepacket (talk) 17:55, 16 June 2011 (UTC)