1. Marijuana Legalization By: Mike Mulhearn

2. Objective  To inform the public of the positive effects of marijuana legalization  To persuade the public that marijuana should be legalized  Use the skills I learned in basics of computing to build a website, along with various other publications, on a passionate topic of mine; the legalization of marijuana

3. Problems Encountered  Adding music to the main webpage  Lining up the button links of the main page  Making the background the right size on the main page  Much information was skewed by sites made by the DEA and other various anti-drug organizations  Felt like my procrastination led to less originality on my site, although I am pleased in how it turned out  Finding a relevant java applet

4. Key Points Learned  There are many statistics floating around out there that are skewed or just completely inaccurate  As a solution, I went to government websites and compiled my own statistics from organization such as US DOJ, DEA, etc.  Legalization of marijuana would produce about at least $35 billion in revenue, including the $16 billion spent on the criminalization of offenders  Becoming more comfortable working with sharepoint designer

5. Contents  My proposal  My powerpoint  Chart of number of felony court convictions in 2007  Spreadsheet of the drug arrests over the years  Background music on the main page  Facts page on marijuana  Java applet that corresponds to mouse movement  A custom background by myself  Links to various marijuana- related items Click on the leaf to go to my site!