Persuasive Essay On Legalization Of Marijuana

The Detroit Free Press Editorial Board’s Article Let the people decide about legalizing marijuana(2016) was an attempt to convince readers that Michigan Legislature is currently a “dysfunctional waste,” determined to keep Marijuana legalization off the ballots.The Press got their opinion across by using uncredited polls, tugging at the reader's emotions when describing both parties, and overall biased tone with underlying motives. The author uses pathos, ethos, and logos very effectively when trying to persuade the reader. Pathos is being used when the author attempts to appeal to our emotions while trying to pity MILegalize. Logos is being used when the authors tries to connect with our common sense in order to persuade by reason. Lastly ethos is being used when the author attempts to sway our opinion of michigan legislature, but altering our view of their character and morals.This article was written with intentions to get voters riled up, discredit the michigan legislature and provoke change within the court systems. The Editorial Board only presented their side of the argument, concluding they are targeting left-wing moderates that are for the legalization of marijuana.

Drug policy is a crucial topic in the country today. Substance abuse, as well as drug-related crime rates, are a huge problem. This is a fact. The way to fix the problem of substance abuse, however, is widely disagreed upon. Some think that stricter laws regarding drug possession and use would solve the problem, while others believe that loosening the restrictions would be a better option. The issue of legalizing drugs, especially marijuana, is one that is debated all the time. In fact, in 1995, a survey was conducted on the most important policy issues and eighty five percent of the country placed drugs at the top of the list (Falco 1996). Many states are actually beginning to decriminalize, and even

However this descion is actually not as bad as it may sound. Individuals who want to use marijuana have to get it through ilegal means, therefore increasing crime rates, as well as tax money being wasted on the arresting of these individuals who are not a threat to our society. Johnson and weld belive that the ffedral government should not stand in the way of the legalization of marijuana and that each state should have the right to make their own descion on the medical and recreation use of cannabis just like they have done with alcohol for many years. The use of medicl marijuana has proven to be less addictive than the current pain medication, and johnson believes that medical research on this substance should be allowed. the legalization of marijuana will help stop black markets and the crime rates that come with it. Along with the lower crime rates, comes the huge amount of money being saved from the individuals who would have gotten arrested or incarcerrated for this minor crime. So, not only does this desicon help lower crime rates, it would also help the economy of the

The United States of America is losing a major war: the war on drugs. And it is time for us, as a nation, to admit our country’s drug laws are doing more harm than good. The fight against drugs is not as effective as it was originally envisioned. Both the federal government and states have taken extreme measures and enforced strict laws to keep our cities and neighborhoods free of drugs. However, it is time for a change. And I believe this change should start by settling the conflict between federal and state drug laws. The federal government should decide all drug laws nationwide and give less say to the individual states. With that being said, I think the federal government should legalize recreational marijuana use nationwide and lessen the harsh policies enforced and severe punishment for recreational use of other drugs.

The topic of marijuana is without a doubt one of the most controversial topics in the United States. Even more of a debate, is whether or not marijuana should be legalized. There are so many questions that surround this seemingly harmless and "safe" drug. Some people deplore the use and handling of marijuana while others applaud it and want it legalized. The people that want it legalize simply want it for recreational use. This signifies that the drug will be for pure pleasure. There is no strategic and practical reason behind legalizing it. In Texas, there is a strict crackdown on anything that has to do with marijuana.

The current attorney general, Jeff Sessions, is a staunch opposer of marijuana, which might lead to a possible confrontation between the federal and state government levels (Chilkoti, 2017). Moreover, comments from Sean Spicer, the former press secretary to the Trump administration paint the picture of a hard lining federal power: “he expects states to be subject to “greater enforcement” of federal laws against marijuana use” (Wagner & Zapotosky, 2017). It can be determined that the opposition between federal and state governments’ views on the drug will lead to clashes in the future.

Even with all the laws enacted against marijuana and the taskforces assigned to tackle the problem, new users are sprouting up and replacing those who have ceased their activity with this natural substance. This cycle closely relates to that of alcohol prohibition during the early 1900s. Alcohol was once considered illegal like marijuana and is now as ubiquitous as produce in a grocery store. However, unlike alcohol the wide acceptance for marijuana has been drawn-out and at best slow. There is an iota of hope for marijuana reform. Four states, Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon and including Washington D.C., have already approved marijuana for recreational use and so far the results have been successful. Tamar Todd, a policy director at the Drug Policy Alliance, was quoted in The Guardian stating that, “Marijuana prohibition has been a costly failure – to individuals, to communities, and to the state [of Oregon].” Also that “Oregon is taking a smarter, more responsible approach to marijuana that ends the wasteful and racially disproportionate practice of arresting and citing people simply for possessing a small amount of marijuana.” This is proof that decriminalizing marijuana can be beneficial to society by not ruining lives over personal interests, and by saving resources that would

In the Washington post article, “25 states now call marijuana “medicine.” Why doesn’t the DEA?”, by Christopher Ingraham, the journalist portrays the politically popular question over the legalization of marijuana through the eyes of Ohio’s recent legislation and the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) opinion. Ingraham begins by stating that John Kasich recently signed Ohio’s medical marijuana bill into law, while expressing that it is restrictive, in the sense that it does not allow users to smoke it. Therefore leaving them to eat or vaporize it. It also prohibits patients from growing marijuana and only limited conditions are able are to receive this form of treatment. Ingraham later continues to say that medical marijuana activist established

This article introduces the benefits of marijuana that it has to the states that have legalized it. This article explains how self-funding a product like marijuana can relieve other issues within the state. John Hudak wrote this article for a western law review. He has also written for CNN as well. He is a fellow at the Center for Effective Public Management, Managing Editor, FixGov Blog, and The Brookings Institution. Prior to joining Brookings, John served as the program director and as a graduate fellow at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. He holds a B.A. in political science and economics from the University of Connecticut Andan M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from Vanderbilt University. The credibility comes from

Mr. James Franklin is the director of the organization called, Make Pot Legal Now and believes that Nancy Harrison, the governor of Midland is opposed to the legalization of marijuana and he claims that marijuana has many benefits if it is legalized. Also, local businesses could possibly sell marijuana, but will follow the rules of the law. Also, the marijuana transactions in West Bend, Colorado are very successful and crime rates have decreased. For instance, Mr. Franklin claims that there will be many economic benefits and people will not have to spend their tax money on arrests or being charged if marijuana was legal. Mr. Franklin is implying that Midland could be a safer and better place for the people living there.

In this passage, author John Klofas discusses the legal aspect of medical cannabis. Meaning, it answers questions such as “How will medical marijuana affect the use of illegal drugs such like heroin and cocaine?” and “How will medical marijuana affect illegal marijuana markets and the neighborhood distribution associated with them?” Most importantly, this article list each States laws and regulations for medical marijuana. I chose this article because I believe in order to understand the process of legalization and how it can change society, I need to know how every state would plan to regulate it.

Drug use is part of human nature, but the unimaginable wealth involved leads to the corruption of the police, judges, and elected officials. There is no reason to have the government regulating what goes into an individual’s body. An extreme case of what we’re letting the government do is letting them take away our own self, an individual’s ownership over his own body. I think it’s in everyone’s interest to legalize all drugs, since this war is going nowhere, letting

Do you know what marijuana is? “Marijuana is a drug that is always being talked about all over the media. There is constant debate on whether it should be legalized or not. Also, debate on if it were to be legalized, how would they make it work. All these questions are things the government takes into account every day. There is a big divide between people’s beliefs on this matter. Some people think it should be, others think it shouldn’t, and some think it should be with some modifications on the usage. When you look at the benefits, there is no question that marijuana should be legal throughout the entire country. There are way more positive things that could come out of it being legal. The first reason weed should be legalized is because how many other drugs are legal. Weed is one of a few not too harmful drugs that are illegal.”

In BNW a mass produced and legalized drug called “soma” is a drug with lasting effects of up to 10 hours, making a user of the drug; as Mustapha puts it "Euphoric, narcotic, pleasantly hallucinant" (53) making the drug a big reason for the utopian/ideal society in BNW as it helps people who may be sad or in need of a quick, but healthy escape from reality. In a similar fashion American should adopt the idea of decriminalizing and legalizing marijuana nationally as it is looked down upon in America. Marijuana has many benefits from minor effects like making a user a little more happier and feeling uplifted to helping our government through taxes put on marijuana sales. According to Allic William Gray in “Origins of Agriculture.” Marijuana has been grown as a crop as far as 8000 years ago it was used for food, hemp paper and even steam baths. Marijuana is also a drug that has been manipulated in the past to look as a horrible drug. Despite all of the negativity surrounding the drug, it has made a mark in the medical world as well as the economical and social world.

Did you know that the real reason marijuana was made illegal had nothing to do with it being a violent drug? For example in the 1900’s marijuana was known as the plant called “hemp”. Hemp was used for many different things such as making rope, cloth, twine, paper, and also medical reasons. In the 1930’s the Ford Motor Company operated a successful biomass fuel conversion plant using cellulose at Iron Mountain, Michigan. Due to it being such a resourceful plant, the government knew they would soon be out of many jobs because everyone was turning to the hemp plant for almost everything they used. Although many people believe legalizing marijuana in America is a bad idea due to it being a gateway drug, legalizing marijuana would open up space in prisons, not only save the United States money but also bring in a lot more money as well and the crime rate would decrease to a certain extent.