Please write well organized pages of an essay on the topic below:

The State of Vermont is presently considering the legalization of marijuana for recreational use. The state is engaging the services of the Rand Corporation to research the implications if lawmakers decide to move forward with legalizing marijuana.

Assume you are the manager of a substance abuse rehabilitation center in Rutland, Vermont and the chairperson of the Association of Abuse Counselors of New England (ACNE). You previously worked in Colorado and saw the various implications of legalizing marijuana in that state. You have experienced tragic consequences in your own family (your younger brother was killed while under the influence of a controlled substance during his freshman year at college), which is one of the reasons you entered the field of counseling. You believe marijuana should only be legal for medicinal purposes. However, you know that legalizing marijuana in Vermont would increase the client base/profitability of your center. Presently, the owner of your rehabilitation center is securing financing for opening a second rehabilitation center in Burlington, Vermont, the home of three major colleges. The ownership team of your rehabilitation center wants the state to legalize marijuana. They have asked you to testify before lawmakers to support the need to decriminalize marijuana. The constituency of ACNE has approached you about strongly opposing the State of Vermont's efforts to legalize marijuana and has drafted a position paper opposing all marijuana decriminalization efforts, including for medicinal purposes.

Utilizing the concepts and terms covered thus far in this course, what are some of your observations about this scenario and some of the implications and consequences of your possible actions or inactions in this situation?

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