Legalization of Marijuana
One Big Mother-Budding Problem Legalization of marijuana is huge; it’s legal now everywhere in the United States of America! That sentence is something I just made up, but it is indeed what we all dream of. The issue of legalizing marijuana has always been a hot topic for debate, but has recently been included in political campaigns as it continues to grow in in popularity. Presidential candidates, governors and many other Americans are now beginning to support the idea of legalizing marijuana. This recent growth in support has many people believing that marijuana will be legalized sooner than later. While two states recently after the 2012 election, have legalized marijuana for a recreational basis. I believe America is finally starting to understand. Soon every state will be legalizing marijuana for recreational use. The impact of legalizing the drug would greatly help the United States right away. Sooner is absolutely better in the case of making marijuana legal, and due to its current support, this will become the reality in the near future.
The legalization of marijuana would benefit America in a wide variety of ways. The first of which would be a much needed boost to the economy. The United States is currently in its worst economic state since the great depression in the early nineteenth century. This makes it obvious that something needs to be done to help boost the economy and help cut down the amount of debt that America is currently in. Marijuana could be just the boost that America needs. Legalizing the drug could produce a very high amount of revenue for the United States. Both the state and federal government would be positively affected if marijuana would be legalized to be grown.
Currently, according to the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) the top two crops, in terms of revenue each year, in the United States are corn and wheat. Combined they generate an estimated 30.8 billion dollars of revenue (USDA). However, research
The legalization of marijuana would benefit America in a wide variety of ways. The first of which would be a much needed boost to the economy. The United States is currently in its worst economic state since the great depression in the early nineteenth century. This makes it obvious that something needs to be done to help boost the economy and help cut down the amount of debt that America is currently in. Marijuana could be just the boost that America needs. Legalizing the drug could produce a very high amount of revenue for the United States. Both the state and federal government would be positively affected if marijuana would be legalized to be grown.
Currently, according to the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) the top two crops, in terms of revenue each year, in the United States are corn and wheat. Combined they generate an estimated 30.8 billion dollars of revenue (USDA). However, research
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