Marijuana Legalization
The legalization of marijuana refers to various worldwide efforts to legalize the possession, sale and/or cultivation of marijuana and, in some cases, to create an organized system of distribution and taxation of the substance.
Marijuana Legalization Pro
- Prohibition of marijuana doesn't work1
- Arrests for marijuana use are disproportionately of blacks and Hispanics1
- The regulated sale of marijuana would keep it out of hands of young1
- Illegal marijuana makes marijuana expensive and funds organized crime1
- Legalizing marijuana would open up United States market for hemp1
- Marijuana is far less dangerous than opponents of legalization contend1
- Marijuana is safer than alcohol, which is legal and regulated1
- The taxation of marijuana would benefit government programs1
- Marijuana prohibition is expensive in regard to law enforcement costs1
- Many people use marijuana for medical purposes1
- People will never stop using marijuana1
Marijuana Legalization Con
- Marijuana is a gateway or stepping-stone drug to harder drugs, such as cocaine and heroin2
- More people would use marijuana if it were legal2
- More people using marijuana means more people would be driving and operating machinery under the influence of marijuana2
- Legalizing marijuana would make it more likely to be used by the young2
- People who sell marijuana are criminals and might be engaged in other criminal activity that makes them a danger to society2
- Marijuana is physically harmful2
- Marijuana produces dangerous second-hand smoke2
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