Annotated Bibliography on Marijuana Prohibition Beckett, Katherine & Herbert, Steve., The Consequences and Costs of Marijuana Prohibition. Web, December 6, 2013. Written by Katherine Beckett and Steve Herbert, this source argues that, increasing the cost of marijuana arrests may not help to attain the objectives of marijuana prohibition. The author explains that, in order to enhance marijuana prohibition laws in the US, arrests and imprisonments have been used. Moreover, the source gives a statistical analysis of the marijuana-related arrests in the US and the way marijuana prohibition law has been implemented in the various states of America. Besides, the author continues to argue that, decriminalizing marijuana may not significantly affect its use.