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Legalization of Marijuana
Why we should be legalizing Marijuana
Fact:
Social acceptance has not led to a reduction of penalties for its use.
Nearly 800,000 users get arrested each year.
In the last thirty years, over 10 million Americans have been arrested
on marijuana charges.
In some cases, people are serving up to thirty years for simple possession.
Which is more harmful to society, marijuana or the marijuana laws?
Before we make a reasoned decision about marijuana, we should weigh the
effects marijuana has on society against the effects the marijuana laws
have. If marijuana is more harmful to society than the laws, then the
laws should be retained. If the laws are more harmful than the substance,
the laws should be changed.
There are several reasons why marijuana remains illegal. Most importantly,
it is a political football kicked around by a number of self-serving groups.
Some of these groups perceive marijuana as a threat to the national fabric,
tearing families apart and causing us to abandon our traditional values.
Parents have always expressed these concerns, but they are not legitimate
areas of legislation.
The legalization of marijuana would change many things in the system. Legalizing Marijuana
Would avoid the societal issues above. 30 years in prison for posession would not
happen with the legalization of marijuana.
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