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Marijuana Incarceration Does Not Deter Marijuana Use in the state of LouisianaAnnotated BibliographyAnderson, R. W. (2017). Marijuana Prohibition and Rent Seeking. Homo Oeconomicus, 34(1), 33-46.Anderson looks back at the unclear circumstances under which the marijuana laws were created. He looks at the second theory of criminalization that focuses on DuPont’s lobby against hemp plant which was creating competition for the synthetic fibres. From his article, it is important to re-examine the effect of marijuana on the users and considering ratio of cost to benefit of the marijuana laws on the American Economy. Hoston, W. T. (2016). The Racial Politics of Marijuana. In Race and the Black Male Subculture (pp. 99-113). Palgrave Macmillan US.Hoston relooks at the Toby Waller stereotype. Toby Waller fictional character from Alex Haley’s book titled ‘Roots’. However, the character is symbolic in that it highlights the plight of the black man in his fight against slavery. According to Halley, the black man is often stripped off his identity to keep him oppressed. Among the values that the black man has been stripped of is the family. By incarcerating black men, the black family is disintegrated and therefore non-functional. Such deliberate attempts to devalue the black