Crime declining would be one of the most infinite answer as to hat would happen if marijuana was legal. Drug cartels would not be able to operate because they couldn’t sell something that is already available in the market already. Its simple economics,in a free market state you create the supply and demand. With the demand of marijuana users being met there would be no point in the cartel even existing. Legalizing the drug would upset few but in particular drug cartels with a control in the market.
These two drugs are much more harmful to you and can be highly addictive. Marijuana has been ignorantly placed with the harder drugs and as Currie explains the legalization of marijuana will decrease the already punitive war on
Should Marijuana be generally legalized In today’s society there’s a huge controversy, should marijuana be generally legalized. Marijuana has a lot of ups and downs to being legalized. If marijuana became legal, how will this affect America. Marijuana has generated intense controversy: some feel marijuana should be legal and some feel marijuana should stay illegal. Marijuana should be legalized because it’s not fair for religious use, lower the number of arrests, and too expensive for the government.
The proponents of this idea seem to have overlooked the fact that marijuana can be grown anywhere and the third world countries that are supposed to benefit from this trade will suffer. This is because they will lose their primary market. Saldever (2006) argues that small businesses that make money from selling marijuana will make more profits since majority of the cigarette smokers and alcohol users are quitting them. He adds that the tobacco and alcohol companies will have to put in more money in the advertisements to be able to capture their customers. This economic reason for supporting legalization of marijuana does not count when one looks at the big picture, this is because there is simply a trade off which means that there will be no overall increase in profits in the economy as a
Americans are becoming more accustomed to marijuana usage due to the increasing frequency of displays in pop culture, a growing availability, and it being a serious political issue. The film and TV industry have played a vital role in how marijuana is seen by America. The first instance of the drug use in pop culture is the 1936 film Reefer Madness by Arthur Hoerl. The film takes two ordinary teenagers, who are pressured into using marijuana, through an over-the-top journey that includes a hit-and-run accident, suicide, manslaughter, and even an attempted rape. However, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), which was established in 1970, used the movie satirically to aid in the reform of marijuana policy.
As a citizen we all pay crazy amounts of taxes and the government uses our taxes to pay for these “criminal’s” place to live, food to eat, attorneys, court fees, and most of all paying to lock these innocent people up. Debt is something our country has known for a long time. A quick solution? Legalize the damn drug and tax the hell out of it. Taxing the drug will not only make money but also clean up some of the jails and we can actually use tax money to do something productive and good for our
To the extent that this business activity pulled in spending from persons in other states, the measure would result in a net increase in taxable economic activity in the state” (Brown 15). Our state can not only receive income from selling marijuana, but also can make revenues from other related business activities. Making money from legalizing marijuana might be a way to assist our state to overcome the finical crisis in recent years. Legalization of marijuana can also save the cost on supervising marijuana criminals. Every year our state has to spend a large sum of money on supervising marijuana because it is illegal.
Drugs such as opiates and crack cocaine should not be legal due to the massive effects they have on individuals. According to Charles B. Rangel “Drug legalization threatens to undermine our society. The argument about the economic costs associated with the drug war is a selfish argument that coincides with the short-sighted planning that we have been using with other social policies. With any legalization of drugs, related problems would not go away; they would only intensify. If we legalize, we will be paying much more than the $30 billion per year we now spend on direct health care costs associated with illegal drug use.” (Charles B. Rangel; Criminal Justice Ethics, Vol.
Phil Lucero Shearer English 101 24 November 2012 Legalize It, Don't Criticize It Marijuana is one of the most widely used substances in the United States, third only to alcohol and nicotine. It is a plant that is capable of creating a billion dollar industry, providing jobs for many, and earning money for the federal government. Unfortunately it is illegal to grow or possess Marijuana in the United States, and because of this, the federal government has spent a substantial amount of money in an attempt to police the crime associated with its illegality. Marijuana should be legal in the United States as its legalization would create jobs, provide revenue for the government, reduce crime, and end an expensive and ineffective
Why Drugs Are Bad Drugs have been a nonstop war with the government for centuries. Marijuana is currently the most abused drug in the USA. The US government has tried many strategies to get rid of Marijuana. Strategies to get rid of marijuana include busting drug dealers and giving fun facts about Marijuana to stop people from abusing it. The legalization of marijuana would be unbeneficial to society because teenagers have a higher risk for dropping out, Marijuana is harmful to the brain and there are dangers related to addiction.