Argumentative Essay On Legalization Of Marijuana

The legalization of marijuana has been a hot topic in the media for many years now. There is a major divide in those who believe it should be legal, those who do not, and those who think it could be legal with modifications on the usage. The number of those who support the legalization of marijuana is on the rise with nearly 50% supporting recreational marijuana legalization, and 81% supporting marijuana legalization for medical treatment as of 2015 ("Public Support for Marijuana Legalization, 2015”). Marijuana should be legalized on a federal level because it is safer than alcohol, it will increase the economy, and there is an unfair criminalization of marijuana.

Every cannabis consumer out there, and who is responsible enough, has a negative stereotype that assumes that all cannabis consumers are either mad or simply heading there, yet they do not take into cognizance the several positive arguments for legalization of marijuana. Normally, laws exist for a very good reason. Whereas some people in support for the status quo suggest that laws governing use of marijuana prevent individuals from causing harm on themselves, a rather common rationale would be that the laws restrain individuals from harming themselves and the culture at large (Banys 22).

Growing up, I’ve always been taught that drugs are bad, and my parents have always told me that there is nothing good to them. I remember taking D.A.R.E in fifth grade, learning how marijuana was bad for you and that you should go to jail if you use it. My teachers and parents were my role models though, so I took in everything they told me as a fact, until now. Now I realize that drugs are a good thing. Drugs are a way of life, and they are used by millions of people everyday. There are drugs such as advil, which is used to help patients who suffer from many things, including headaches and fevers. But the drug i’m talking about is marijuana.

Marijuana has been used in religious ceremonies or for medical purposes for thousands of years. I have always been against the use of Marijuana up until four years ago when my husband at the age of twenty seven underwent invasive surgery on his knee and has never been the same since. Colorado took a huge step several years ago legalizing marijuana for medical use and in recent years took the plunge to legalize it for recreational use. Marijuana is not always a bad thing nor is it always a good thing. A lot of people will compare it to any other mind altering substance and have very valid points. I would rather have a loved one or myself smoke marijuana or ingest it, instead of popping pain pills or other harmful substances put on the market by the pharmaceutical industry; Recreational use can be safe and accepting if it is regulated correctly and used responsibly.

When is comes to marijuana many U.S citizens have mixed emotions on this topic. The people who are all for it, argue that it would have a great impact on health such as medical marijuana and a tremendous boost in our economy. The opposing side thinks that marijuana can lead into health issues as well as many teens being omitted to the E.R for the marijuana use. Which levaes you with something to think about, Should Marijuana be legalized on a Federal level?

The subject of marijuana legalization has been an exceedingly popular discussion topic in recent years and, as time goes on, only seems to grow more popular. This discussion has resulted in many arguments that support marijuana’s legalization. One popular argument says that since alcohol is worse for you, and alcohol is legal, marijuana should be legalized. However, this argument that marijuana should be legalized because marijuana’s effects when consumed or smoked are better than those of alcohol is a purposeless argument. This argument fails to consider the many negative effects marijuana would have on the individual, environment, and, society.

Marijuana is a well known drug that a lot of people have used either by smoking, or remedial way. There are many names use for it, such as weed, mary-jane and grass. Marijuana is one of the most debate and controversial issue; it has been an extensive debate with a valid argument in the United State today. Arguments for legalizing marijuana are not just an easy pros and cons argument in both national and local media. There have been growth rates of marijuana use among adults and youth in the United States, and this have made the headlines. There are different approaches and opinion to each arguments. There are three main arguments, the medicinal use, recreational, and the government enforcement. However, there are many positive points to support

Marijuana usage is a topic that has been discussed for some time now but the recent medical and recreational legalization of this drug has brought about a new area of unchartered territory. The business industry will have to revise many of their employment and safety requirements. After viewing some current policies many businesses are likely to be forced to established new protocols for intra and inner state practices. There are many types of complications as to why the marijuana usage laws should stay at the federal level and not within the state.

Legalization of medical use began in 1996 with California, and legalization for recreational use began in Colorado and Washington in 2012. Although marijuana use is still technically illegal under the federal government, there are twenty-six states, plus Washington DC, that allow some form of use. Of these, twenty-one have legalized medical use, eight have legalized both medical and recreational use, and five will no longer sentence jail time for possessing small amounts. All of these legalizations have happened in the last twenty years, showing just how much support has grown recently. In 2006 and again in 2016, Pew Research Center took a poll in which they asked people of all ages about legalization. In the ten years, the support for legalizing went up by thirty-two percent. (6.) It is very obvious from this data that support for this movement is growing, and it will continue to grow.

In a study for the Cato Institute, Jeffrey A. Miron, senior lecturer on economics at Harvard University, estimate that legalizing drugs would save the government approximately $41.3 billion annually on expenditures related to the enforcement of prohibition (Ghosh 2010). Marijuana is believed to be the nation's number one cash crop, exceeding the combined value of wheat and corn. This leading cash crop is legal in nine states now allowing adult-users recreational marijuana and 29 states have approved medical marijuana programs. However, many anti-legalization advocates say that the use of marijuana often leads young people to experiment with harder drugs such as, heroin, crack, etc. Marijuana legalization could reduce government costs, raise

Many year in United States has been a congress war for legalization of cannabis. Many states had approved to legalize marihuana, some of them just medicine marihuana, others such as Colorado and Washington the cannabis is recreative. Here in Florida cannabis should be legal, medicine and recreative. People should not be restricted to the use of a plant that grows from earth. No one before has ever died of a marihuana overdose. Cannabis is much safer than already legalized drugs. The city is going to have a huge income by cannabis shop owners.

What really happens when you legalize marijuana? What would happen to America if it was legal? The effects of this drug on the people who use it and America is a very serious topic. Some think that that because of the positive effects of marijuana means it should be available to everyone. In contrast the effects of this drug is detrimental to a person’s health and should be illegal. It causes lung cancer and other breathing problems. In younger adults it causes their brains to not properly and it can have long term effects on the body. However this drug helps with terminal illnesses, nausea and stimulating appetite. There are times when this drug is needed and very useful. The constant argument on whether to legalize marijuana for everyone or keep it illegal and only used for medical purposes needs to come to a close. While a large and growing number of people want to legalize it because of its medical uses, the side effects of this drug cause cancer and development problems; the disadvantages clearly outweigh the advantages of it. Marijuana is currently and should stay illegal.

We all are human and we all think differently and have different ideas, which is going to be demonstrated in this essay. Marijuana (as it is known on the street as weed, etc.) became the most common topic that most of the people discuss about legalizing it in the States. Both of the two groups (Group A= people who agree with legalizing it, Group B= people who disagree with that) have their point; each of them has supportive evidence that back up the point. First of all, there are some general information about marijuana. The marijuana plant contains an uncontrolled substance that numbs the body. This substance has a scientific phrase, which is THC (Tetra-Hydro-cannabin). Marijuana swept the United States of America incredibly. There are two

The United States economy has only been going downhill over the years. Our Current national debt is almost up to $18 trillion. Our government wastes so much Money every year on unassay things. All the levels of our government, federal, state, and local authorities, participate in the "War on Drugs" which spends billions of dollars every year to catch the peaceful people who enjoy smoking. The government locks these people up in prison and we, the taxpayers, have to pay for the housing, Health care, attorney fees, court costs, food, and all the other expenses it takes to get someone from court to jail. The legalization of marijuana would solve a lot of our nation’s problems and overall increase every Americans standard of living and make us a richer state.

The legalization of marijuana is a very controversial topic in america today. Some states and countries around the world support and have marijuana legalized because of its benefits but others keep it illegal due to its side effects. Marijuana should be legalized because its positive health benefits and the safeness compared to other substances outweigh the negative side of the drug.