directly and indirectly.
If the federal government made medical marijuana legal, the cost of medical marijuana would go down, with more and more farmers being able...
of drug related deaths every year that could seize to exist if marijuana was made legal. The cost of marijuana would also go down, with farmers being able to grow...
fundamental problem of drug abuse (Nadelmann 6)
Government spending is a major reason to legalize marijuana. The National Clearinghouse on Smoking and Health says...
risen and been subject to controversy and heated debate.
Even though the government has portrayed marijuana as a harmful substance millions of people use it every...
may be laced with other substances would no longer be there because the government would monitor the production. The cost of marijuana would not be much different...
could be tax revenue from legalization. According to an article by Bloomberg, the average production cost of marijuana is roughly 33¢ a gram, whereas the average...
after-school programs, we are paying for these petty crimes. If marijuana was legalized and regulated by the government, this cash crop alone could provide over $10...
be even further exacerbated upon the legal cultivation of marijuana, dropping the costs of marijuana consumption greatly. Therefore, the higher expense of synthetic...
National Clearinghouse on Smoking and Health states, "The federal government spent $1 billion on marijuana enforcement in 1980 and about $5 billion in 1990. State...
pill, and liquid form. Even though some people say it is addicting, the government should legalize marijuana for medical reasons, economic benefits, to reduce crime...
hemp plant, which is a valuable natural resource. Legalizing marijuana would allow the government to take advantage of its industrial uses.
With all these strong...
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thus affecting the greatest number of people. Legalizing marijuana would allow the government to control the substance, just as they control tobacco and alcohol...
helps many medical ailments.
Also, the United States government should legalize marijuana because a state can tax and raise revenue off of it. With basic research...
medicinal benefits. I dont believe that marijuana will ever be legalized because our governments fear of marijuana. Even though most people in politics have smoked...
all of it going into an illicit economy untaxed by the federal government. Another fun fact is marijuana prohibition costs the US $42 billion every year. (Source...
the could focus more of their attention on more serious crimes. In California alone, the cost of marijuana enforcement is estimated at over 200 million dollars per...
1 per joint, generating more than $1 billion in tax revenue and reduced enforcement costs. Marijuana has become a $14 billion industry in California and it focuses...
in production, thus profit. The plantations or places that grow marijuana will be highly regulated. The government can control the profit by imposing a suitable tax...
