Another compromise is the decriminalization of marijuana; if someone is to be in possession of less than one ounce then it is just a misdemeanor. Though prohibitionists are still pushing to keep all harmful drugs illegal and pro drug supporters are still aiming for more laws to be passed legalizing drugs. Neither side is done fighting for their cause. In the 1920’s the eighteenth amendment establishes the prohibition of alcohol in the United States. This was a nationwide ban on the sale, production, importation, and transportation of alcoholic beverages (Eighteenth Amendment).
To further enforce this law would only be a waste of effort and “more dangerous” to those who are actually doing the enforcing. I think the second premiss is completely credible; “society” will not stop the use of marijuana if there are new laws passed stating the use of marijuana is prohibited. Therefore the conclusion that states “severe laws against marijuana are more dangerous to society than the activity which they are designed to prevent” is plausible due to the fact of reality that on a regular basis people don’t obey these laws. Getting in trouble with the law is more dangerous to society than just taking marijuana as an activity. For this particular argument it would have to be “Circular Reasoning”, it’s a fallacy that in which the premises include the claim that the conclusion is true or (directly or indirectly) assume that the conclusion is true.
For example, the Prohibition did not cause organized crime to decrease. Legalization would not put the cartels out of business, but simply make the cartels look to other illegal activities. The fault in the legalization theory does not end there. For example, if marijuana were legalized, drug cartels would continue to prosper with the use of heroin and cocaine. Whether or not legalization of marijuana ensues, there will be just about the same amount of drug trafficking.
Hongyao Zhang Say No to Proposition 19 Introduction Proposition 19, the legalization of marijuana, is a hot topic these days. Proposition 19 is super important because if it is passed, it will have huge impacts on both society and government of California. So what exactly is Proposition 19? Proposition 19 is a California ballot proposition which was on the November 2, 2010. Proposition 19 allows people 21 years old or older to posses, cultivate, or transport marijuana for personal use.
There are some teens that will stop at nothing to get their hands on any drugs but if marijuana was legalized it would be just that much easier. Those were my point of view on why marijuana should not be
The argument of marijuana being used for medical use is what made Proposition 215 be successfully legalized in California with no age limit for any illness for which marijuana provides relief” (Minamide 32) including ailments that are minor like writer’s cramp and callouses on toes and hands. With no age limit there is a higher risk for abuse, since it is such an addictive substance, considering it is not difficult to obtain a cannabis card because one only needs to be eighteen and have a qualifying “ailment”. People with insignificant ailments can abuse the drug; they use ailments as an excuse to smoke because of addiction. Generally everyone has access to pot when there are other options available to treat the same ailments as pot. “In a double-blind study patients preferred Marinol over smoking marijuana 2-to-1” (Dudley 32).
No recorded deaths have been recorded as a result of marijuana use, it is not physically addictive like alcohol or tobacco, and doctors will agree it is safer to use than most substances. These are just a few to remind you that maybe legalizing marijuana really isn’t that bad. It is important to realize that the vast majority of deaths on the drug war simply would not happen without prohibition. When drug dealers fight it out over territory and they or their neighbors are killed in the process, it is a symptom of prohibition, much as when we suffered the scourge of alcohol prohibition many years ago. Prohibition makes violence
Legalizing marijuana throughout the country would bring less “crime” as well. Tourists who go to the legal states would go back to their own state and could be arrested and even fired from their job for marijuana use. Why allow two states in America go against the federal law and have the other forty-eight stuck in the unethical
People who can legally purchase marijuana should not be allowed to be around anyone under the age of 21 while the are under the influence or have marijuana in their possession. Putting a law like this into affect will either cause a drastic decrease in the amount of teens that smoke marijuana or eliminate the ease of accessibility. Most people, especially those that are addicted to drugs do not want to go through complications when buying or using the drug. Age restrictions on whom they can be around while intoxicated or in possession of drugs will lead to a decreased percentage of teens using marijuana because many of them will lose their
Why take 10 medicines for one problem when you can take one for 10 problems?” Dylan Davis’s opinion on the matter was, “I believe medical marijuana should be legalized since it is a herd, you can’t overdose on it. It would help our terrible economy and plus it’s proven to help medical conditions.” Jamie DeSalvo told me, “Medical marijuana should be legalized since it’s proven to help medical conditions. Besides that economy would get better from the income tax, or just from not as many arrests on marijuana charges could save thousands of dollars. It is in our own rights; life, liberty, and happiness. Those are our unalienable rights as an American.” Enoch Easter’s opinion was, “Why not legalize marijuana period?