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

1. Prohibition of marijuana doesn't work¹
2. Arrests for marijuana use are disproportionately of blacks and Hispanics¹
3. The regulated sale of marijuana would keep it out of hands of young¹
4. Illegal marijuana makes marijuana expensive and funds organized crime¹
5. Legalizing marijuana would open up United States market for hemp¹
6. Marijuana is far less dangerous than opponents of legalization contend¹
7. Marijuana is safer than alcohol, which is legal and regulated¹
8. The taxation of marijuana would benefit government programs¹
9. Marijuana prohibition is expensive in regard to law enforcement costs¹
10. Many people use marijuana for medical purposes¹
11. People will never stop using marijuana¹

Marijuana Legalization Con

1. Marijuana is a gateway or stepping-stone drug to harder drugs, such as cocaine and heroin²
2. More people would use marijuana if it were legal²
3. More people using marijuana means more people would be driving and operating machinery under the influence of marijuana²
4. Legalizing marijuana would make it more likely to be used by the young²
5. People who sell marijuana are criminals and might be engaged in other criminal activity that makes them a danger to society²
6. Marijuana is physically harmful²
7. Marijuana produces dangerous second-hand smoke²

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