Argumentive Essay
Argumentative Essay
Legalization of Marijuana
Ashley Bassett
Eng. 1301
Instructor: Pam Hesser
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The recreational use of Marijuana should be legalized. According to the New York Times The social costs of the marijuana laws are vast. There were 658,000 arrests for marijuana possession in 2012, according to F.B.I. Figures compared with 256,000 for cocaine, heroin and their derivatives. Even worse, the result is racist, falling disproportionately on young black men, ruining their lives and creating new generations of career criminals. It is widely accepted by society and by lawmakers that the drinking of alcohol is okay and safe for us and we should drink it. However, not many of us take notice all the fighting, vandalism, and rape that happens because of the influence of drinking alcohol. But what would happen if everyone smoked marijuana instead of consuming alcohol? How did we come to the realization that marijuana is bad and alcohol is okay? Research provided by NORML Foundation, whose mission is to reform marijuana laws, marijuana is the third most popular leisure drug in America (following only alcohol and tobacco). Around 100 million Americans have been utilized cannabis during their lifetime at least once, and 14 million of them consistently consume that product regardless of their fear of being arrested. (Normal) The reason those people smoke marijuana is the relaxation feelings that the substance provides. Even though the substance does not have serious drawbacks, smoking weed is still considered as a crime. Therefore, our government authorities should generate laws that would reveal the current situation regarding cannabis consumption, not contradict it.
Marijuana should be legalized one reason being because it’s a natural pain killer. Multiple studies of medical practice of marijuana show that in some cases Marijuana is the only possible pain relief medication for anguish people. For example, Ellen
Legalization of Marijuana
Ashley Bassett
Eng. 1301
Instructor: Pam Hesser
pg.1
The recreational use of Marijuana should be legalized. According to the New York Times The social costs of the marijuana laws are vast. There were 658,000 arrests for marijuana possession in 2012, according to F.B.I. Figures compared with 256,000 for cocaine, heroin and their derivatives. Even worse, the result is racist, falling disproportionately on young black men, ruining their lives and creating new generations of career criminals. It is widely accepted by society and by lawmakers that the drinking of alcohol is okay and safe for us and we should drink it. However, not many of us take notice all the fighting, vandalism, and rape that happens because of the influence of drinking alcohol. But what would happen if everyone smoked marijuana instead of consuming alcohol? How did we come to the realization that marijuana is bad and alcohol is okay? Research provided by NORML Foundation, whose mission is to reform marijuana laws, marijuana is the third most popular leisure drug in America (following only alcohol and tobacco). Around 100 million Americans have been utilized cannabis during their lifetime at least once, and 14 million of them consistently consume that product regardless of their fear of being arrested. (Normal) The reason those people smoke marijuana is the relaxation feelings that the substance provides. Even though the substance does not have serious drawbacks, smoking weed is still considered as a crime. Therefore, our government authorities should generate laws that would reveal the current situation regarding cannabis consumption, not contradict it.
Marijuana should be legalized one reason being because it’s a natural pain killer. Multiple studies of medical practice of marijuana show that in some cases Marijuana is the only possible pain relief medication for anguish people. For example, Ellen