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Persuasive Essay On Legalizing Marijuana

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Marijuana is still illegal in lots of countries and in many states inside of our country, but it should be legalized and there are many reasons why. In today’s world people have found a lot of uses for marijuana, which ones was just a drug. People now have to understand that it has a lot of different uses and is not only used to get high. A lot of countries now make it easier for people with medical conditions that require marijuana treatment to get it, but some countries, in contrast, have strict laws against it. In our country the situation is not different. Some states legalize marijuana while others still keep it illegal. “Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia currently have laws legalizing marijuana in some form. Three other states will soon join them after recently passing …show more content…

People want to ignore the fact that nowadays it is very easy to get pot on the street, and making it illegal will not stop kids from reaching this drug. In 2011, use of marijuana by teenagers hit a 30-year peak, with one out of every 15 high school students reporting they smoke most days, and for the first time U.S. teens reported smoking more pot than cigarettes. But: teenagers don't smoke any more pot in states where medical marijuana is legal than in ones where it's not. Legalization advocates argue that the best way to reduce use by minors is to legalize and regulate pot.” This data proves this point. People are going to get high, no matter what, make cannabis illegal or legalize it. The question is in if government wants to regulate it, and control who and how gets pot and what is its quality or if it wants to just let people get it on the street. Furthermore, there are some health and safety issues that have to be considered. One of them is the quality of cannabis that is usually bought on the

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