Legalizing Marijuana Argumentative Analysis
The discussion of marijuana legalization in America is a very debatable topic that should be dealt with before the next presidential campaign. Recently, the movement of terminating marijuana prohibition has been at an up rise. As of 2015, there are four states (plus the district of Columbia) that have legalized marijuana for recreational use, and twenty states that have legalized it for medical use only. However, the success of marijuana legalization within these states can easily be taken away. Marijuana legalization is only legal because the federal government has decided to stay out of it, at any time the president can step in and force federal prohibition. This will be an important topic to bring up in the presidential campaign for the
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THC, the chemical found in marijuana, has been responsible for helping people with medical problems. Surprisingly it has been proven to bring more positives than negatives if legalized, medical and economically wise. Recent studies show that more than 37,000 deaths occur due to the consumption of alcohol, and cigarettes? “Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States” (cdc.gov). Marijuana? Zero, it is absurd to treat marijuana as the same level as heroin or cocaine. Spokesperson Mason Tvert commented that people against the program say “using marijuana is immoral or just too dangerous to allow, but serve alcohol, a more dangerous substance, at their fundraisers. The hypocrisy is astonishing." New Jersey’s Governor, Chris Christie, thinks that the tax revenue of legalization of marijuana would be blood money, but that’s impossible. Colorado’s drug crimes have decreased as well as incarceration. According to a 2010 Harvard study, Colorado was spending $145 million every year imposing its marijuana laws. “It’s safe to assume that the state was able to spend significantly less last year now that retail weed is legal. Fewer pot-related arrests, meanwhile, mean a more racially fair justice system, while simultaneously decreasing the societal and economic costs of incarceration.”
THC, the chemical found in marijuana, has been responsible for helping people with medical problems. Surprisingly it has been proven to bring more positives than negatives if legalized, medical and economically wise. Recent studies show that more than 37,000 deaths occur due to the consumption of alcohol, and cigarettes? “Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States” (cdc.gov). Marijuana? Zero, it is absurd to treat marijuana as the same level as heroin or cocaine. Spokesperson Mason Tvert commented that people against the program say “using marijuana is immoral or just too dangerous to allow, but serve alcohol, a more dangerous substance, at their fundraisers. The hypocrisy is astonishing." New Jersey’s Governor, Chris Christie, thinks that the tax revenue of legalization of marijuana would be blood money, but that’s impossible. Colorado’s drug crimes have decreased as well as incarceration. According to a 2010 Harvard study, Colorado was spending $145 million every year imposing its marijuana laws. “It’s safe to assume that the state was able to spend significantly less last year now that retail weed is legal. Fewer pot-related arrests, meanwhile, mean a more racially fair justice system, while simultaneously decreasing the societal and economic costs of incarceration.”