Hamza Haji Mallow Abdirakim Ms. Hollerich College Prep Writing 24 December,2014 LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used in the United States. After the decline in the last decades its use has been increasing among young people. Many people across the United State believe marijuana should be legalized because they think it is not harmful them and suggest that it can be taxed so that the government can collect more money to pay for government programs. Although there are some benefits to legalizing marijuana, the costs outweigh the benefits. Marijuana should remain illegal. Use of Marijuana can lead you to dead and even affect your brain seriously. The chemicals which Marijuana contains are tetrahydrocannabinol, …show more content…
“Prohibition describes current federal policy toward marijuana use, which seeks to minimize or prevent use of marijuana with strong legal sanctions and aggressive interdiction of supply routes. Decriminalization and depenalization (used interchangeably in this report) refer to the elimination, reduction, and/or non enforcement of penalties for the sale, purchase, or possession of marijuana although such activities remain illegal”( pediatrics.aappublications.org) . Under decriminalization, penalties for use or distribution are at least possible theoretically, and advertising would be banned. Legalization, one step beyond decriminalization, would fundamentally change the status of marijuana in society. It is an acknowledgment that the government has no fundamental interest in an individual's use of a drug, although it may still seek to regulate its sale, distribution, use, and advertisement to safeguard the public's health. Such is the case with alcohol and tobacco. Of the 3 approaches, only the prohibitionist approach has reducing or limiting drug use as its explicit