There Is Public Debate About Whether Smoking Marijuana Should Be

Multiple Choice

There is public debate about whether smoking marijuana should be considered a crime. Some advocates claim it may have therapeutic value in treating cancer or pain associated with cancer, while others consider using marijuana immoral. This highlights which dimension of the nature of deviance and crime?

A) the invariability of social definitions of deviance and crime
B) the invariability of the severity of the social response to deviance and crime
C) the importance of the degree of public agreement about whether an act should be considered deviant or criminal
D) the importance of the perceived prevalence of the deviant or criminal act