Arguments Against The Legalization Of Marijuana

Bob Marley, the greatest known jamaican of all time, once said “Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.” Marijuana is a natural herbal element that is used for various things, such as medical purposes and just to have some fun, this herb is actually less dangerous than alcohol and somehow alcohol is legal while marijuana still remains illegal with the federal government. Marijuana serves a true purpose with helping people with real diseases, while alcohol impairs the brain and only does damage to your body, if alcohol is legal then I believe marijuana should also be legal.
As I stated before, marijuana is used for medical purposes, in fact after I did some research I learned marijuana is used for many other diseases such

Medicalization changes society's (particularly children's) attitudes toward the perceived dangerousness of illicit drug use.” Also, the use of marijuana is closely related to alcohol so it impairs drivers, for example “A study testing urine samples of reckless drivers who were not obviously drunk from alcohol found that 59 percent of the drivers tested positive for cocaine and marijuana.” After doing research, marijuana is all of these things, but so is alcohol, actually alcohol is worse for the human body and alcohol is somehow legal. Marijuana is actually proven to help with real diseases, taking an illicit drug such as marijuana is less harmful than being on narcotics and under the influence of alcohol. Just as rules are set for drinking and driving there can be rules set for being under the influence of marijuana while driving, which will bring down the percentage of reckless drivers. Marijuana is a herbal element that is used to help sicknesses, and it does momentarily impair the brain, but with the legalization of marijuana the federal government will be able to regulate the dosages and safety of marijuana. If people are able to drink alcohol, which serves no purpose in helping an individual medically, only making them sick to possibly have the outcome of a

The government puts so much money into keeping marijuana off the streets, but instead we should be earning money by legalizing the drug and putting taxes on it.As said before, marijuana is a natural herb that helps with healing and calming, instead of trying to spend all the money possible to get rid of it we should actually make money off something that is so highly demanded and legalize it placing taxes on the product. For example, “Enforcing marijuana laws costs an estimated $10-15 billion in direct costs alone. As the research goes on about medical marijuana more people have become pro marijuana for example as said in the article "Even more Americans support making marijuana legal for medical purposes. Support for broader legalization ranges between 25 and 42 percent."”There is a great percentage of people that support the legalization of marijuana, which means it’s in high demand and if we legalize the product instead of wasting away $15 billion on a drug that will always be around, we should legalize it and tax it, resulting in America being in less debt. What some people don’t realize is that there is a black market distribution of marijuana that consists of dangerous dealers who have the potential to retaliate for taking away their business by legalizing marijuana. For example, “For visitors accustomed to the black market's meager selection, iffy quality,