Argumentative Essay: The Legalization Of Marijuana
T-TH 9:30 10:50 class
December 6, 2007
Mary Jane the Great
The debate over the legalization of marijuana has been one of the most controversial issues ever to occur in the United States. Its use as a medicine has existed for thousands of years in many countries worldwide. Marijuana should be legalized for several reasons. First, the government could earn money from taxes on its sale. There would be more money for our country and less money ford the drug dealers. It also has medical purposes. Its value to the medical world outweighs its potential abuse. It will reduce crime rates. Many say that legalization of it will never happen but I feel it is inevitable. The government has a major roll in the legalization of marijuana. They unfairly make marijuana illegal when it has zero American annual deaths were tobacco and alcohol alone have about 500,000. One person who would have put his foot down towards the government is Thoreau. Henry David Thoreau was a man who lived by his own beliefs on the government. He felt is was reasonable and often right to disobey the government if they are irrational. The government is being illogical on the issue that if marijuana were to be legal, the country would prosper. There are benefits of marijuana as medicine. …show more content…
These drug dealers are usually part of gangs. By selling marijuana in this underground market, they are making money so their gang can survive. These gangs are known to be very notorious and there is no reason why they should be getting any money from selling marijuana. Once we legalize it, they will have a smaller market and hopefully, die out. Gangs started back when there was prohibition of alcohol. It doesn't make sense that people don't realize that the same thing is happening today. If they realized prohibiting alcohol was bad, how could they not realize
December 6, 2007
Mary Jane the Great
The debate over the legalization of marijuana has been one of the most controversial issues ever to occur in the United States. Its use as a medicine has existed for thousands of years in many countries worldwide. Marijuana should be legalized for several reasons. First, the government could earn money from taxes on its sale. There would be more money for our country and less money ford the drug dealers. It also has medical purposes. Its value to the medical world outweighs its potential abuse. It will reduce crime rates. Many say that legalization of it will never happen but I feel it is inevitable. The government has a major roll in the legalization of marijuana. They unfairly make marijuana illegal when it has zero American annual deaths were tobacco and alcohol alone have about 500,000. One person who would have put his foot down towards the government is Thoreau. Henry David Thoreau was a man who lived by his own beliefs on the government. He felt is was reasonable and often right to disobey the government if they are irrational. The government is being illogical on the issue that if marijuana were to be legal, the country would prosper. There are benefits of marijuana as medicine. …show more content…
These drug dealers are usually part of gangs. By selling marijuana in this underground market, they are making money so their gang can survive. These gangs are known to be very notorious and there is no reason why they should be getting any money from selling marijuana. Once we legalize it, they will have a smaller market and hopefully, die out. Gangs started back when there was prohibition of alcohol. It doesn't make sense that people don't realize that the same thing is happening today. If they realized prohibiting alcohol was bad, how could they not realize