Persuasive Essay On Legalizing Marijuana

In 1545, the Spanish brought marijuana to the New World. It was introduced in Jamestown in 1611, where it became a major commercial crop grown as an innocent source of fiber (specifically, hemp). By 1927, the production and possession of marijuana had been outlawed throughout the United States, causing a prohibition that is still in effect 80 years later. Since then, the world has seen the violent rise of drug cartels and the high price of fighting illegal marijuana use (Narconon). Marijuana should be legalized because significant research shows that legalization will benefit our society socially and economically.

Marijuana comes with significant cost burdens that are due to the increased consumption of marijuana. Marijuana is a dangerous drug that should not be legalized in the United States of America. Marijuana in the United States used to be legal, but was illegalized 1937 because it was linked to violence. The illegalization of marijuana by the United States government has caused issues with states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use.

Cannabis, also known as marijuana among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant intended for medical and recreational use. The legality of marijuana has been a passionately debated subject for decades. As of 2018, only eight states have marijuana  legalized for recreational use. In addition to, there are roughly about twenty-two states that have medical marijuana broadly legalized. Such as the state of new york. Although, the legalization of marijuana will prove beneficial not only for science, people, and economics, but also for planetary properties. However, the legalization of marijuana here in New York can cause many dilemmas such as, it is a gateway drug, it is harmful to the state, and recreational use can be detrimental

How do you measure happiness? Is your happiness totally dependent on the amount of freedom you have? By guaranteeing us the right to pursue happiness the government doesn’t promise to provide us with it. Government exists solely to grant and protect our freedoms, this includes protecting individuals from being harmed by others exercising their freedoms. The government should not legalize marijuana on the basis that every individual should be free to choose his or her own path to happiness. I am a firm believer in the individual's right to the pursuit of happiness under the constitution; however, I do not believe in the right of achieving immediate gratification at the expense of others.

Mary-Jane, cannabis, reefer, hash, pot, grass, tree, ganja, dope, chronic, no matter what you call it, they’re all just disguises for the wacky tobaccy. There’s been a recent rise in our country to legalize, and even promote marijuana use. Whether it be for so-called “medical purposes”, or whether it be because it’s our civil liberty, regardless, the citizens of our country are adamant about legalizing cannabis. At first glance, most people might agree. “What harm could some stoners possibly do?”, “They’re going to use it anyway; we might as well tax it.”, “If alcohol and cigarettes are legal, why shouldn’t pot be?” are common statements one may hear from those in favor of legalization. Well, I’m not so easy to convince, and you shouldn’t be either. The facts hidden behind the smoke and mirrors tell a different story, one that doesn’t disguise the ugly truth. Marijuana consumption can have harmful effects on users’ behavior, health, and psyche; it is for those reasons that as a nation we must admit marijuana is not harmless.

The question that is plaguing the nation is whether Marijuana or “Weed” should be legalized for recreational and medicinal use. There’s many benefits to legalizing Marijuana especially economically, because it creates a new market for states. Marijuana has already been legalized for recreational use in two states, Colorado and Washington and most recently at the election has been made legal in the states Maine, California, Massachusetts, and Nevada. According to DISCUS.org, alcohol alone generated $400 billion dollars in revenue and created nearly $90 billion in wages and over 3.9 million jobs for U.S. workers. Tobacco also generated a large portion of state's economy alone too, in 2010 cigarettes and other tobacco products produced $15.5 billion in revenue.

First, the potential harm of marijuana has been overestimated in the past while the risk of alcohol has been commonly underestimated. According to the study, alcohol presents the highest risk of death, trailed by nicotine, heroin and cocaine. Meanwhile, most expert has not found a documented overdoes death from marijuana use of someone without an undisclosed condition. In 2006, alcohol leads to 85,000 deaths in the US alone. Furthermore, in 2000, tobacco contributed to a staggering half-million deaths, in fact, there is no recorded history of a person died from the consumption of cannabis. Though, marijuana causes short memory damage and slightly reduce lung capacity when inhaled daily basis, Marijuana lies at the bottom of the chart in terms of addiction, which is after heroin, nicotine, alcohol and caffeine in ordered manner. Thus, marijuana is safer than other legally available substance.

Over the past couple of years marijuana has become a huge problem in the United States. From kids to the Elderly; everyone has had some kind of experience with this illegal drug. It is said that it can actually be helpful in some cases. Over the years and until this day research is still being done. Some states have made is legal and some are still working on it.

Marijuana is said to be a healer drug that can help relief stress or a drug that is dangerous that is said to causes high crime, but should it still be criminalize or changed to be legalized?

Marijuana use has been a very prominent issue and continues to be major source of controversy in the United States. Although many claims have been made about marijuana use in recent times, the truth about this plant is slowly coming forward. Unfortunately, a heavily skewed perception of marijuana and marijuana users as a result of years and years of misinformation and propaganda further encourages ignorance on the topic of its legalization, which still continues to be spread due to many private interests who still want marijuana to remain illegal for their own personal gain, despite all its proven benefits.

"Marijuana is an addictive, gateway drug. It significantly impairs bodily and mental functions, and its use is related to increased violence". (Parks 23) Marijuana is a harmful and dangerous drug so why would we legalize it. Legalizing marijuana could ultimately ruin this country and the youth. It causes great harm to people and impairs them greatly. So why would we legalize it? Cannabis is a genus of flowering plant that includes three species or subspecies, sativa, indica, and ruderalis. The drug THC is a compound, C 21 H 30 O 2, that is the physiologically active component in cannabis.

Wake up America, medical marijuana must be legalized. Medical marijuana should be legalized for its ability to treat epilepsy, its ability to help fight cancer, and its ability to help fight many diseases and symptoms. I truly believe that legalizing medical marijuana will benefit those patients once thought untreatable and left without hope. This may seem like a radical new idea, but is not that what our country was founded on? The idea of marijuana used as a treatment must be seriously considered and not just thrown out as many have already done.

Marijuana in the United States is such a widely conversed topic you will get very different opinions from anyone you talk to. There are those who say it should be legal, and there are those who say it shouldn’t be. Marijuana is widely known throughout the countries and is used whether it is legal or not. Currently in the United States Marijuana is legal for recreational use in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. Marijuana can be taxed and regulated by the government. Marijuana is said to be safer than recreational alcohol consumption. Marijuana also has several health benefits. Although Marijuana is said to be a drug, it should be legalized.

If we legalize marijuana in the country more jobs will open and people will have a job because they will need more dispensaries across the country.colorado is increasing a lot because we can have marijuana here but if we legalize it for the whole country colorado's population will stop increasing so much.

Many people consider marijuana a gateway drug, but studies have shown the complete opposite. It helps society economically. According to (drugpolicy.org) ” Legalizing and regulating marijuana will bring the nation's largest cash crop under the rule of law. This will create jobs and economic opportunities in the formal economy instead of the illicit market.” Marijuana legalization will be a huge boost for this country’s economy.