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Sociology 1010

The Legalization of Marijuana

Yes, I believe it is a great idea to legalize marijuana. What a great idea! Think of all the good benefits that could come about. The government could tax marijuana like they do tobacco, and it could help our economy out. Think of all the money that could be gathered with this taxing. The prison and jail populations would decline simply because a number of people in prison are there solely because of a marijuana conviction.

This would cost tax payers a lot less money, simply because it costs about twenty-seven thousand dollars a year to keep one person in prison. That's just one person, and think of all the people in prison because of a marijuana conviction. That's more than a lot of colleges tuition. The government could make millions yearly if they had a tax on marijuana. This money could go to schools, or the development of roads and communities, or many other things for that matter.

Think of all the people that smoke pot. Then think of all the money that would come from these people. The world would be a better place, because everyone would be smoking and not wanting to fight. When people smoke marijuana, they go into a "chill zone." Nobody gets angry when they get high, they just laugh and chill out. How many times have you heard of violence because someone was high on pot? Exactly, I haven't heard any either. Another great thing is that a lot of drug dealers would be out of business. Some drug dealer's main income comes from selling pot. You wouldn't have to worry about your kids being hit up by a pothead to buy some drugs, because it would be legal and kids wouldn't want to buy from a dealer at high prices when they can just go down to the store and buy a bag.

If given a chance, marijuana could help us in more ways than we think. If you are opposed to marijuana, think of all the circumstances pending. Your children's education could be brighter because of marijuana. Your ride home from work would be a lot less bumpy because of marijuana. Your taxes would be lower because of a declined prison population. Marijuana could undergo advanced medical testing. Who knows, if tested enough, we might be able to find a cure for some illusive disease.

If the politicians could only see these benefits that could come about, I'm sure they would change their mind in a matter of minutes. Marijuana can be a good thing if we regulate and sell it properly. It can benefit us substantially with proper selling and buying. Hey we might as well legalize marijuana, because everyone is doing it anyway. If it was legal, you wouldn't have to hide it, or worry about smoking it. People would probably still look down on you for smoking marijuana, but you could look at them and say "hey at least it's legal."

No, what an absurd idea it is to even think about legalizing this horrendous drug-marijuana.

Everyone knows that marijuana is a gateway drug and can lead to other drugs, such as cocaine, LSD, heroin, the list goes on and on. Do you really want your kids smoking marijuana and trying other drugs? I don't think so. People would become so addicted to drugs that they would spend all of their money on it and eventually have to start stealing and pawning things just to help their ridiculous addiction. The crime rate would increase. The murder rate