Legalizing Marijuana

Want to read the rest of this paper? Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay and over 50,000 other term papers

than a decade ago." It contains many of the necessary fats such as omega 3 and 6. By Legalizing medical and street marijuana can improve our economy. It can bring in billions of tax dollars if it is regulated by the government like alcohol. As it says on the graph more people use marijuana in the US more than any other country. If the government taxed marijuana, sin tax, it can be the largest income the US can profit. "Opponents of the war on drugs often argue that the government should either legalize or, at the least, decriminalize marijuana -- one of the most widely used and prosecuted of illegal drugs. Drug decriminalization differs from drug legalization in that legalized drugs would be subject to regulation and taxation, as with tobacco and alcohol, and there would be, for the most part, no legal ramifications of their use." Marijuana should be regulated by the government like tobacco and alcohol. California is the only state in the US with marijuana use is legal; they get ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays. Write better papers. Get better grades. Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE: