Marijuana Legalization Harmful
Marijuana Legalization, Harmful or Helpful? The fact that there is an unregulated street drug that is used by millions is daunting to some. Marijuana is an illegal street drug that is not regulated by the federal government. This proves to be detrimental to marijuana users, and also serves an economic setback for those against marijuana legalization. The American government has not taken many key factors into consideration that are of immediate concern, one being that millions of Americans today are users of marijuana and it is not regulated for their safety. Another factor is the potential tax dollars that could be retrieved from marijuana legalization, also legalization can mark the end of the drug war and lastly marijuana holds undeniable
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This is an estimated 17.4 million Americans (Reuters). Keep in mind this study does not account for those reporting dishonestly toward the study so in reality this number is potentially higher. With this many people using the drug it is unsafe to allow marijuana to be unregulated by the federal government. Safety issues arise when the matter of drug purity comes to the table. When purchasing street drugs customers do not know whether or not their marijuana has been laced with other potentially dangerous illicit drugs. The users may fall into other far more harmful addictions to other illegal drugs without regulation. Legalization will lead to corporate production of marijuana that will give a much higher degree of safety to users than the amount of safety given by the underground trade. Street dealers will also deal to young members of society and this number may be lowered with government regulation. It is beneficial for the safety of society that the government regulates …show more content…
The drug war has failed according to the Global Commission on Drug Policy (PolicyMic). Many prison inmates have been jailed for marijuana, but with the recent legalization of it in Washington and Colorado, is justice being done for them? Marijuana was previously illegal and now some states have legalized usage and this is unfair to inmates. Furthermore this causes a drain on state budgets with costs being $47,000 yearly per inmate (PolicyMic). Since the drug war has begun an estimated one trillion tax dollars has been spent (PolicyMic). Much money is spent attempting to stop the underground trade of the drug war inside of America. Unfortunately much of the marijuana revenue travels back to South American drug cartels that manufacture large amounts of cannabis. Instead of spending much money on the drug war, and allowing tons of revenue to circle to drug cartels outside of the United States, some would say that American marijuana legalization will bring profits and the economic benefits back to the American people. Not only will profits come back to America, but legalization will create lots of green jobs and allow corporations to overtake production. This will positively impact the unemployment rate in the United States, and as stated earlier it will help ensure the safety of current users. Legalization not only helps the drug war in America but it also helps the drug war in other countries such as Mexico and Columbia. With
This is an estimated 17.4 million Americans (Reuters). Keep in mind this study does not account for those reporting dishonestly toward the study so in reality this number is potentially higher. With this many people using the drug it is unsafe to allow marijuana to be unregulated by the federal government. Safety issues arise when the matter of drug purity comes to the table. When purchasing street drugs customers do not know whether or not their marijuana has been laced with other potentially dangerous illicit drugs. The users may fall into other far more harmful addictions to other illegal drugs without regulation. Legalization will lead to corporate production of marijuana that will give a much higher degree of safety to users than the amount of safety given by the underground trade. Street dealers will also deal to young members of society and this number may be lowered with government regulation. It is beneficial for the safety of society that the government regulates …show more content…
The drug war has failed according to the Global Commission on Drug Policy (PolicyMic). Many prison inmates have been jailed for marijuana, but with the recent legalization of it in Washington and Colorado, is justice being done for them? Marijuana was previously illegal and now some states have legalized usage and this is unfair to inmates. Furthermore this causes a drain on state budgets with costs being $47,000 yearly per inmate (PolicyMic). Since the drug war has begun an estimated one trillion tax dollars has been spent (PolicyMic). Much money is spent attempting to stop the underground trade of the drug war inside of America. Unfortunately much of the marijuana revenue travels back to South American drug cartels that manufacture large amounts of cannabis. Instead of spending much money on the drug war, and allowing tons of revenue to circle to drug cartels outside of the United States, some would say that American marijuana legalization will bring profits and the economic benefits back to the American people. Not only will profits come back to America, but legalization will create lots of green jobs and allow corporations to overtake production. This will positively impact the unemployment rate in the United States, and as stated earlier it will help ensure the safety of current users. Legalization not only helps the drug war in America but it also helps the drug war in other countries such as Mexico and Columbia. With