Legalization of Marijuana
The war on drugs has been lost. Our government has spent billions of dollars on trying to keep marijuana illegal in this country. And other countries and other religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Africa, China, Asia, Europe, Islam, and Israel all use marijuana to celebrate and they believe it is a healing herb. Marijuana users in these areas are aware of all health hazards their addiction to marijuana may led them to; but no authority of law is capable of preventing them from smoking marijuana. Legalization of marijuana in our country would lead to a better control of its consumption. Besides, if marijuana was legal as tobacco it would turn people from illegal drugs, which are more expensive and much more dangerous.
Marijuana does have some hazards according to many people, like marijuana can increase crime and violence, but if you think about it, none of these things would happen as much because people wouldn’t have to buy their drugs on the street from criminals and mafia cartels. People die every day from drug deals that have gone bad. People also say that marijuana is a stepping stone that can lead to addiction to heroin, cocaine and other drugs but that’s not true either because according to Sourabh Gupta who is contributing author for Buzzle.com, marijuana is not addictive and it is other people’s choice to do other drugs besides marijuana. Current research has proved that marijuana is not physically addicting. And it has been proved that no physical withdrawal symptoms occur when marijuana use is stopped.
The federal government could save as much as $13.7 billion if they legalized marijuana and more than half of the savings would come from marijuana not being illegal, and $6 billion per year would come from taxing marijuana at rates that are the similar to tobacco and alcohol. Marijuana also has it Pros. If marijuana was legalized than the U.S can tax it and it will help the U.S recover from the economic slowdown. The money the government would
Marijuana does have some hazards according to many people, like marijuana can increase crime and violence, but if you think about it, none of these things would happen as much because people wouldn’t have to buy their drugs on the street from criminals and mafia cartels. People die every day from drug deals that have gone bad. People also say that marijuana is a stepping stone that can lead to addiction to heroin, cocaine and other drugs but that’s not true either because according to Sourabh Gupta who is contributing author for Buzzle.com, marijuana is not addictive and it is other people’s choice to do other drugs besides marijuana. Current research has proved that marijuana is not physically addicting. And it has been proved that no physical withdrawal symptoms occur when marijuana use is stopped.
The federal government could save as much as $13.7 billion if they legalized marijuana and more than half of the savings would come from marijuana not being illegal, and $6 billion per year would come from taxing marijuana at rates that are the similar to tobacco and alcohol. Marijuana also has it Pros. If marijuana was legalized than the U.S can tax it and it will help the U.S recover from the economic slowdown. The money the government would