Should Marijuana Be Legalized?

The legalization of marijuana is a very debatable subject, some people think it is bad and should be illegal, and some people think it is good in some ways if used properly. It should be legal because it has few negative effects, it serves other purposes than getting people stoned, and it is better than other drugs.

This paper will look at the benefits and drawbacks to legalizing marijuana by looking in at Colorado.The state made forty million dollars by taxed marijuana in 2014 alone, also Colorado saved countless millions because of the extremely lower amounts of marijuana arrest and court cases. It is not clear how having new recreational marijuana stores opening will affect the cannabis market, or businesses expanding around them. Gov. John Hickenlooper says that the economy is thriving with record setting numbers of tourists (73.1 million). 49 percent of those tourist said that legal marijuana influenced their decisions to vacation in Colorado. The ER’s in Colorado have also seen a rise in numbers of marijuana related cases and those cases in non-residents have almost doubled. An unexpected situation that arose from legal cannabis was the amount of electricity that is being use to grow the drug. Some cannabusinesses have to go green with solar or wind power. There are many varying views on the effects of legal marijuana have developed in Colorado since marijuana became legal in 2014.

Since the first efforts to legalize marijuana in the 1960s, Americans have become progressively more accepting of requests to liberalize laws restricting possession and use of marijuana, but the shift has not been a straight line. After 11 states decriminalized marijuana possession in the 1970s, recoil led by suburban parents led too much harsher implementation of drug laws. But since California legalized medical marijuana in 1996, outlooks toward the drug have relaxed significantly.("A Brief History of Public Opinion on Marijuana Legalization.")

Legalization of marijuana should be legislated for medical use across the country. Marijuana does not have a potential good value that it should have, in the eyes of the government and the public. In reality it is actually natural and a effective medicine. The debate about medical marijuana is spreading like a virus across the country. Marijuana can be that one thing to clear off US 13 trillion debt as well as it can decrease crime rates and create more possibility of jobs for people who do not speak English language. Research shows that medical marijuana is bad for health and the government is in lack of manufacturing and handling the marijuana drug, classified as B class drug in the United States. It is legal in 20 states as medical marijuana use. Both the sides have valid argument but the pros out weigh cons by many reasons. Unlike other most legal tobacco products, medical marijuana is less harmful and has the capability to reduce the pain within diseased people.

Marijuana should be legalized because of medical benefits, unlocking creativity, and testing your limits. The US should legalize marijuana because of all of its benefits including medicinal purposes. There are so many benefits to this so called drug that people need to understand that it’s not all bad. We need it legalized so people can learn how it benefits us and not just destroy

Marijuana has it’s medical uses, but people are still getting arrested and doing time in prison for being caught with it even though they were using it for its medical purposes. I know who would smoke Marijuana for medical purposes so they wouldn’t have to take pills that the doctors prescribed him because he knew he’d become addicted to them. I feel like it should be decriminalized because what it can do for people. People with anxiety can smoke it instead of taking pills. There are some people with Cancer who will smoke to help them eat and do stuff after Chemotherapy. It can even prevent alzheimer's from happening. They don’t even have to smoke it there are different ways for them to get it into their system. Marijuana is all natural and

Marijuana shouldn’t be legalized because Marijuana has been proven to be addictive by many many doctors for example, “It would be malpractice to say that cannabis isn't addictive. Anybody who's experienced it, actually been addicted to it, knows how profound that addiction is. -Dr. Drew Pinsky.” (http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2014/01/21/5-reasons-marijuana-should-remain-illegal-n1782086/page/full). Secondly Marijuana is extremely bad for your lungs worse than cigarettes, mostly because it produces more tar in your lungs than cigarettes do. “How bad is marijuana for you? It's even more toxic than cigarette smoke. Regular users are hit with devastating lung problems as much as 20 years earlier than smokers.”

Marijuana is an addictive substance that many people get affected by. Many people know the negative effects of marijuana but they still continue to smoke weed. The government should not legalize marijuana because it would cause a lot of harm to the user and if they legalize it, more people would start smoking weed. Marijuana affects their education, causes health problems, and it also increases the chance of being schizophrenic. Marijuana should not be legalized resulting in a better lifestyle.

Marijuana should be legalized for not only medicinal use, but recreational use as well. There are many benefits to marijuana that are unknown because of lack of positive advertisement from the media. Legalizing marijuana will generate tax money and business profits for honest workers instead of profits falling into the hands of illegal drug dealers. Contrary to popular belief, marijuana use would be restricted and contain regulations if legalized, meaning the risks of legalizing are small and insignificant compared to the benefits. Alcohol, which is legal and widely promoted by media, harbors must larger risks compared to marijuana. Also, keeping marijuana illegal is not stopping people from obtaining it or using it on an everyday basis.

Whether or not marijuana should be legalized is a huge topic in our country currently. Many people say marijuana will turn you into an unemployed addict, while others support marijuana due to it’s health benefits and potential profits for our country. I believe that marijuana should be legally acceptable to use recreationally and medically because it is less harmful than tobacco and alcohol, it is good for our economy and it also takes money away from big drug dealers and has countless medicinal purposes.

To legalize or not marijuana or other named cannabis has been a huge debate for a while. Marijuana can be use for a lot. For one marijuana can be use for health reason. “ For years, marijuana has been successfully used to help people with serious health issues, particularly with cancer patients. Cancer patients should not have to travel to states where it is legal just to get treatment that can make their lives better and allow them to feel better. Because of the stigma attached to marijuana, many sick patients are afraid to get marijuana. Additionally, legalizing marijuana will allow sick patients to have it without having to jump through hoops just to get it for medicinal purposes. Marijuana has proven to have health benefits for more than

Marijuana should be removed from the law system and adjusted in a behavior similar to alcohol and tobacco. The life dependency risk for alcohol is fifteen percent and Marijuanas life dependency risk is nine percent. Alcohol affects a lot more people than marijuana. When people abuse alcohol it is way worse than getting high on marijuana because when people get drunk they want to do crazy idiotic things, but when people get high they usually just eat and eventually fall asleep says scientists. There are currently no reported deaths from simply smoking weed. Forty percent of americans already admitted to smoking weed. It is relatively harmless, this is why I think marijuana should be legal. Marijuana has a lot of positive qualities.

Marijuana Should be legal because it's not very dangerous compared to alcohol and tobacco. According to NBC news “Marijuana was, by far, found to be the safest, even when compared to alcohol and cigarettes.” (http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/legal-pot/no-high-risk-marijuana-may-be-less-harmful-alcohol-tobacco-n312876) How ever U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ranks “Marijuana, along with drugs like heroin and LSD, is a Schedule I drug, meaning it is considered to have the

Doug Greene “We’ve been doing this for four decades, if we don’t get involved and do the hard work, its not going to go anywhere-Just coming here and listening to me speak and getting high is not going to change anything” (Lewis 1-2). The key phrase “getting high” clearly refers to the drug: marijuana. This particular drug has caused a war for Americans due to its benefits and side effects; they’re some that want to take the risk and some that don’t for legalization. Either way, the odds aren’t in anyones favor at the moment.

Marijuana should be legal because prohibition doesn’t help the country in any way and it causes a lot of problems. There is no scientific evidence that suggests prohibition decreases drug use because people would still find ways to abuse and use drugs but there are several theories that suggest prohibition might actually increase drug use. One effect of marijuana prohibition might actually increase drug use. One effect of marijuana prohibition is that it makes the drug available to minors. Marijuana dealers usually don’t care how old a buyer is, as long as they have the money. It