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Persuasive Essay On Legalizing Marijuana

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“The presence of marijuana in the Untied Stated was first recorded in 1611 and the substance remained largely unregulated until the beginning of the twentieth century” (Durkin 22). In recent years there has been a lot of thought and research about the use of medical and recreational marijuana. If the United States has a natural drug that cannot only make people feel better but also helps sick patients, the nation should be able to use this to its advantage.The nation struggles with the decision of legalizing medical and recreational marijuana use because of some negative affects. As of today, medical marijuana is legal in 23 of the 50 states in America (Kirchhoff 15). With almost half of the stares legalizing this drug is it is astonishing that all of the states haven't legalized it too. “States have led the medical marijuana movement largely because federal policymakers have consistently rejected petitions to authorize the prescription of marijuana as a Schedule II controlled substance …show more content…

If caught with or selling this drug the person will risk paying thousands or dollars along with multiple years in jail or prison (“Marijuana” 3). This fact is astonishing because a person can be a state over from Colorado and be fined when in Colorado as long as you are 21, not using in public, or illegally selling you are completely legal (“Colorado” 7). If a person wanted to sell this drug they would have to start a business which is made very complicated due to the fact that banks are ran federally so they are not allow to give out loans for this purpose (Mallon 27). Oddly enough it is illegal for most businesses in Colorado to advertise recreational marijuana (Durkin 24). However this doesn’t stop businesses from opening and distributing cannabis. With this being the case states with legal recreational use should be aware or the uses of this

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