When looking at the topic of the legalization of
marijuana, there is several standpoints.
Some people believe in complete illegalization of it, some believe in
only allowing it for medicinal purposes, and some believe in complete
legalization of it. I’m taking the
stance of complete legalization on it.
There
are also several reasons for being for the legalization but the mail one I’m
tackling is money. If the Congress was
to pass a law to legalize marijuana, they would be able to tax it and make a
large profit from.
Currently
there are 10 states with state dispensing programs. Most of the states however only allow the use
for medicinal purposes. However,
Colorado has complete legalization of it.
In the state of Colorado you must be 21 and not carry more than an
ounce.
Just
yesterday, Illinois took a large step to legalizing medical marijuana. Currently the law states that no use of
marijuana is permitted in the state of Illinois.
Private
prisons are on the rise and 90% of the inmates are there on drug charges. These private prisons are scams to generate
money for CCA, Corrections Corporation of America. These private prisons are coming through
searching for all forms of drugs and using this to gain inmates. If the inmate rate is up, the more money profited
be the prison. These private prisons are
very corrupt however and saying this is just an act for the “War on Drugs.”
The
government could be taxing marijuana and using the money for debt or any other
government spending. There is a constant
need for governmental funding and this would just be a way to improve it.
Many
people believe marijuana has a large number of negative side effects but recent
studies show otherwise. Marijuana is
less addictive than many other drugs. It
is relaxing, overdoses are not lethal, and relieves pain.
Looking
back at previous presidents, Jefferson, Bush, and Clinton all smoked marijuana.
You have a good start to your argument. I feel that you may need additional information with regards to legalization. Perhaps you could draw comparisons to the revenues received through the legal sale of things like alcohol or cigarettes. Both substances are taxed and bring in money for the state and national government. Tie that into information concerning levels of illegal usage to estimate just how much possible revenue could be made from legalization.
ReplyDeleteIf you are going to discuss the potential health issues with regards to the drug, be sure to cite your sources within your letter and be more specific with regards to the side effects. Perhaps even compare it to other substances.
The section on CCAs wasn't fully fleshed out. I'm not sure what they really are by your description.
A good start to your topic. Keep at the research a bit.
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