Legalizing Marijuana
Jared Simpson
Casandra Sweeney
English 1010
27 October 2013
Legalizing Marijuana
Marijuana is an increasingly hot topic in today’s society, and is one that will need to be dealt with in a more serious manner in the coming years. Over time, marijuana has become less taboo and more socially acceptable, but is America ready for legalization and the legal changes that would come with it? In this paper, I will explain my reasoning for my personal opinion that, yes, America is ready for legalization with proper regulation. Personally I think marijuana is the most commonly used drug in all of the United States and that marijuana will always be used for private reasons or for medicinal purposes.
The word "marijuana" has risen a concerned eyebrow in almost every American home today. Those that oppose legalizing the use of the plant automatically believe its use is to smoke it, but those that do not choose to use marijuana are thought to be in favor of keeping it illegal. Opposing views on the subject of decriminalizing the plant has caused much controversy over the past twenty years and still remains an important issue. The legalization of marijuana in the Unites States would drastically reduce crime
in our cities and form a more productive society through its positive uses. The war on drugs deals with every level of society. Every year, the U.S. government spends large amounts of money to control drug use and to enforce laws enacted to protect society from the dangers of certain drugs. Some argue that the fight against drugs is not needed and that society has already lost the war on drugs. Society feels the only way to remedy the problem to end most of the fighting altogether is by decriminalizing the use of marijuana. Users of the drug aren't the only ones who support marijuana; as a matter of fact, many of us who do not indulge are pro-legalization, because we see that government prohibition does more harm than good. The legalization of marijuana
Casandra Sweeney
English 1010
27 October 2013
Legalizing Marijuana
Marijuana is an increasingly hot topic in today’s society, and is one that will need to be dealt with in a more serious manner in the coming years. Over time, marijuana has become less taboo and more socially acceptable, but is America ready for legalization and the legal changes that would come with it? In this paper, I will explain my reasoning for my personal opinion that, yes, America is ready for legalization with proper regulation. Personally I think marijuana is the most commonly used drug in all of the United States and that marijuana will always be used for private reasons or for medicinal purposes.
The word "marijuana" has risen a concerned eyebrow in almost every American home today. Those that oppose legalizing the use of the plant automatically believe its use is to smoke it, but those that do not choose to use marijuana are thought to be in favor of keeping it illegal. Opposing views on the subject of decriminalizing the plant has caused much controversy over the past twenty years and still remains an important issue. The legalization of marijuana in the Unites States would drastically reduce crime
in our cities and form a more productive society through its positive uses. The war on drugs deals with every level of society. Every year, the U.S. government spends large amounts of money to control drug use and to enforce laws enacted to protect society from the dangers of certain drugs. Some argue that the fight against drugs is not needed and that society has already lost the war on drugs. Society feels the only way to remedy the problem to end most of the fighting altogether is by decriminalizing the use of marijuana. Users of the drug aren't the only ones who support marijuana; as a matter of fact, many of us who do not indulge are pro-legalization, because we see that government prohibition does more harm than good. The legalization of marijuana