Argumentative Essay: The Need For Weed
The Need for Weed
Can you imagine your child losing his/her life because the only medicine to save him/her was illegal? How far would you go to see that your children are healthy? Marijuana saves people's lives of all ages on a daily basis, and makes people's lives easier to live. Marijuana can be used to treat many illnesses and diseases. And there is a war waging on. A war being fought in our own backyards. People die everyday because they’re denied proper help and treatment. Some people think it is wrong to use marijuana. But legalizing marijuana would benefit this country because it reduces harm and crime, creates jobs, helps the government save money, and is becoming the beneficial medicine that it is destined to be.
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The American government can be quite greedy, so why would they not like to save 7.7 billions dollars a year, that's what they alone have benefited (Silbaugh). With out having to deal with the expenses of enforcing marijuana laws, police, and government would acquire more money to solve problems that actually matter (Baker). And if the states were to tax marijuana as they do alcohol and tobacco, the government would be left with another six billion dollars per year in tax revenue on top of the seven point seven billion dollars (Huffington). Not only does all the money marijuana brings to the state's benefit the children, law enforcement, maintenance, and cities. But the leftover money travels back into Washington, and it is expected that if marijuana were to be legalised in every state, the industry would single handedly bring this country's economy back on its feet (Caslow). The benefits behind marijuana reach past its financial abilities, it has exponential medical qualities as
Can you imagine your child losing his/her life because the only medicine to save him/her was illegal? How far would you go to see that your children are healthy? Marijuana saves people's lives of all ages on a daily basis, and makes people's lives easier to live. Marijuana can be used to treat many illnesses and diseases. And there is a war waging on. A war being fought in our own backyards. People die everyday because they’re denied proper help and treatment. Some people think it is wrong to use marijuana. But legalizing marijuana would benefit this country because it reduces harm and crime, creates jobs, helps the government save money, and is becoming the beneficial medicine that it is destined to be.
For some stats, the legalisation of marijuana has made America a safer place. If marijuana became legal in all …show more content…
The American government can be quite greedy, so why would they not like to save 7.7 billions dollars a year, that's what they alone have benefited (Silbaugh). With out having to deal with the expenses of enforcing marijuana laws, police, and government would acquire more money to solve problems that actually matter (Baker). And if the states were to tax marijuana as they do alcohol and tobacco, the government would be left with another six billion dollars per year in tax revenue on top of the seven point seven billion dollars (Huffington). Not only does all the money marijuana brings to the state's benefit the children, law enforcement, maintenance, and cities. But the leftover money travels back into Washington, and it is expected that if marijuana were to be legalised in every state, the industry would single handedly bring this country's economy back on its feet (Caslow). The benefits behind marijuana reach past its financial abilities, it has exponential medical qualities as