Making Marijuana legal in the United States
As a child and teenager, everyone has been told that drugs are bad. You can easily get addicted and there are many ways they can ruin your life. That is true, most drugs are very bad; however, the United States and some medical patients will be benefited if Marijuana was legal. Currently, only 9 states have it fully legalized and 29 have it approved for medical use. Marijuana should be legal in every state in the United States because of the health benefits it has with sick patients, legalizing it means gaining lots of tax dollars, and it can create many jobs and generate a ton of labor income.
Marijuana should be legalized the U.S. because Marijuana has been proven to help sick patients, the states
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(CITE) We should definitely legalize marijuana so we can find, and people could have access to, more treatments. It has shown potential to cure harsh diseases and finding a cure for such diseases is important to better the lives of people. Additionally, the government can benefit greatly from the legalization of marijuana. With marijuana legal, they can collect taxes on it. According to colorado.gov Colorado has earned more than 630,000,000 dollars on taxing marijuana. This money has been used for other things, such as community projects (cbsnews.com). This is astounding, and people can use this tax money for a lot of good, such as rebuilding communities, improving schools, or research. Marijuana is a more commonly used drug, even in the illegal states according to NIDA. People still use it when it’s not allowed, so why not start taxing it and getting money? Furthermore, Marijuana legalization has helped create jobs in the