Economic Effects Of Legalizing Marijuana

The issue of marijuana regulation, like many other public-policy issue, is much more scientific than most people think, one needs to be very much be abreast with technology and scientific facts to be able to speak either for or against its legalization or decimalization by states and/ or the federal government. Depending on who you talk to, there are so many facts about what marijuana does to the brain. According to the National Institute of Health website (NIH, 2014) “Marijuana is composed of a chemical called THC, as the chemical enters the brain, it causes the user to feel euphoric” “Marijuana over activates the end cannabinoids system, causing the “high” and other effects that users experience. These effects include altered perceptions

I for one, is not very much informed about the need for medical access to marijuana and if the whole truth is not known, then the federal government is right in arguing that more lives are put at risk by the states that have legalized its use especially for recreational purposes. However, the fact still remains that many states have listened to the plea of its citizen some of whom are seriously ill or have families who happen to be in medical condition with no result from prescription medication. And this I think is a healthy response from the states to its citizens’ outcry, especially in proven cases where marijuana has been put to test and have worked in areas where other prescription medicine has

In my research, my attention was drawn to a memorandum of an “enforcement update” on marijuana from the US attorney general’s office. The memo states that and I quote “the Department has informed the governors of both states that it is deferring its right to challenge their legalization laws at this time” (Department of Justice, 2013), the department of justice would rather focus attention on states that have legalize marijuana to come up with strict measures of control. In as much as I think this is the right approach from the federal government, it has come so little too late. Let’s not forget that in the same memorandum, the department also made it clear and I quote that “the Department makes clear that marijuana remains an illegal drug under the Controlled Substances Act and that federal prosecutors will continue to aggressively enforce this statute” (Department of Justice,