Argumentative Essay: The Legalization Of Marijuana

If one is to look at this topic in a philosophical point of view. one will be tend to say pot should be legalized. Reason for this is because we all have the right to make our own choices. However, our choices might endanger those around us, and during such time, our government interference are logical. In America, the “War on Drugs” have cost the U.S billions of dollar to be enforce yearly (“Why Marijuana Should Be Legal” 1). However, it is scientifically proven that marijuana does not affect our health in the same degree as tobacco and alcohol does. This make me to question why our government would rather spend billions of dollar fighting marijuana off the street of America. Marijuana has it's flaws, but in no case should it be illegal before tobacco and alcohol. Medically speaking, marijuana can be use to treat and prevent Glaucoma. Glaucoma is a eye disease that increase pressure in human eyeball, which at some point can damage the optic nerve and causing loss of one’ vision (jennifer et al. 2). Therefore, I agree over the notion that marijuana should be legalized. The drug can increase human lung capacity, Marijuana is known to

Legalizing and regulating marijuana will bring the nation's largest cash crop under the rule of law. This will create jobs and economic opportunities in the formal economy instead of the illicit market (“Marijuana Legalization and Regulation” 1). I agree that there will be more job creation if marijuana is legalized, and more tax money to gain from the job creation. Look at colorado for an instance, In the year 2014, the state as a whole pulled in “over $3.5 million in tax revenue from legal pot sales. If that trend continues, the state will enjoy an additional $40 million in tax revenue in the first year of legalization” (Christiana 1). This conclude why to legalized