Marijuana should be legalized for both recreational and medicinal use because the US economy can reap significant benefits from legalization as well as create an influx of jobs and also to reduce street and gang disputes relating to marijuana. Also, marijuana should be legalized because it has been dealt an unfair hand by society and is justifiably safer than most know it to be. First, marijuana should be legalized in the US for both recreational and medicinal purposes because there is a very substantial
Marijuana has been one of the most controversy drugs in America since day one. People are skeptical about whether it should be legalized or not. As a kid your parents told you that drugs are bad for you and you should not do it. As a kid you do not understand the reasoning behind it, but you had to listen to what your parents say and do what they also say too. I realized that people did drugs even though it is illegal. I asked most of my friends if they had ever try marijuana and few of them said
Marijuana, or its official term, cannabis, has been around since ancient times and has experienced a revival in recent years, especially with high school and college-aged teens. Although the drug was used as far back as early China, according to drug education company Narconon International, where it was used as a medication, marijuana entered the pop culture scene at events such as Woodstock, a hippie-infused three-day music festival in Bethel, New York that promoted peace and music in 1969 (Marijuana
How can States Ignoring the Legalization of Marijuana be controlled? Final Research Paper Should Americans be allowed to legally grow, sell, buy or ingest marijuana? Marijuana has become one on the most widely used drug in the United States. Marijuana has numerous uses including medical and recreational, but as of 2013 marijuana is illegal in the U.S. mainly due to ethical and public health reasons and due to non-stop concerns over criminal activities that surround this popular drug, production and
been discovered. Weed may be a virtue but it is about time we legalize and tax it, go green legalize the weed. Even though people abuse the drug by using it excessively it should be legalized and taxed because its the third most popular recreational drug in america and a lot less people would be in jail and the state would make a lot of money. Some people like to abuse the drug by using it excessively and people say its health risk.”marijuana smoke contains even more carcinogens and lung irritants than
Marijuana should be legalized and while many people still think of marijuana as a dangerous drug some states are starting to legalize it. This is the case for the states of Colorado and Washington. It is a drug that has been around for a very long time and many people, including several US presidents, have tried it at one point or another in their lives (Johnny Green, 2013). With all the different arguments for and against its legalization the advantages for legalizing it are numerous. Marijuana
I believe that marijuana should be legalized. Currently marijuana is legal, for both medicinal and recreational use in 24 states and The District of Columbia; with that, I don’t see why it can’t be legalized in all 50. Marijuana has more than 50 different uses, the main one being for medicinal purposes. I weed were to become legal, it would clear out a lot of space in our prisons. Which would help us to rebuild our economy. Also, it would fuel economic growth by creating a new income for the United
Recreational drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and heroin have been discussed about being legalized almost as long as they have been around. In attempt to solve this issue you must look at the pros and cons if this were to happen. We must analyze and understand how this would affect our government, as well as society and each individual person, which is just as important, maybe even more. When looking at The situation through the Branford runner and the value analysis screen perspective, The evidence
Marijuana Legalization and Taxation There are probably 400 people getting murdered, 1000 robberies and 500 assaults going on and here two cops sit taking an hour to write me up for having a very small amount of weed in my possession. Now that just seems ridiculous to me. is keeping marijuana illegal worth that much time from cops when they could spend their time on more important matters? Even though marijuana is an unhealthy substance that alters your state of mind, marijuana should be legalized
For decades now the government has been deciding on whether to legalize the use of recreational marijuana, keep it as a schedule one drug, or to legalize it for medical use. Both sides of the argument have some valid points that I agree with and some that I don’t. When you start to look at actual facts of marijuana it really doesn’t make much sense to have it as a schedule one drug. A schedule one drug is classified as having a high potential for abuse and the potential to create severe psychological