Lately marijuana has been a topic politicians have been discussing in
the recent presidential debate. Many of the candidates have admitted to smoking
pot at some point in their lives and they do not see any problems with it. That
being said I do not see a problem for marijuana to finally be legalized for
recreational use. There are many more pro’s if weed were to be legal; I’m not
saying there wouldn’t be any con’s there just wouldn’t be as much.
For instance, if marijuana were to be legalized the government would be
able to undermine the organizations income. Meaning legalizing pot will even
help America’s financial status, who doesn’t love extra money? That extra money
is an incentive to help our economy. Not only the extra money for America’s
debts but also a drop in criminal rates for the possession of marijuana. This
is a waste of resource of our law enforcement to be dealing with. Instead of
imprisoning those for smoking joints or having less than a few pounds of weed
we should be reserving jail cells for those who are real criminals. Tax money
shouldn’t be used to an offense that isn’t as serious (the use of marijuana) as
other lawbreakers.
Another proposition is the drug is harmless compared to other legal
substances. Tobacco is way more harmful for it increases the risks of multiple
types of cancer, heart diseases, strokes, and so forth. Not only can tobacco be
harmful to those using it but also to those who are also around it. If you look
up “affect on marijuana” on WebMD there is a clear sentence that states
occasional use is not harmful. Also for those who are having health problems
such as pain, cancer, AIDS, arthritis and other conditions marijuana can be an
effective treatment. There are many scenarios that can be played out if the use
of recreational marijuana were to be legalized.
