Marijuana should be legalized. It would benefit society to do as shown by the experience in the United States. 1. Why marijuana will decrease crime rate The statistics are showing that when marijuana is legalized people don't have to steal it, it makes the country a lot of money and the crime rates drop. 1 a) in Denver Colorado city officials and Mayor Michael Hancock, fought marijuana legalization. They were afraid it would cause and increase in petty crimes and sexual assault. Just three months after Colorado voters helped pass the legalization of marijuana, Denver is appreciating a 14.6% decrease in crime from the same time last year. As a matter of fact, all kinds of crime has decreased 1 b) Property crime is down 14.6%. Violent crime is down 2.4%. It certainly doesn’t look like what opponents of Amendment 64 would have liked everyone to believe – “that the streets would be full of violent criminals, and legalizing weed would make the devil creep the streets of Denver”. …show more content…
2. Marijuana is already helping the economy Colorado and Washington state voted Tuesday night November 6, 2012 to legalize marijuana, sparking celebrations different but not mutually exclusive from those rooting for Barack Obama. But it’s not just stoners and Democrats who should be Exhaling a deep cough of relief — economists too may find the news worthy of some bubbles or bubblers. 2 a) the states have seen a major economic benefit because of the legalization. The measure has brought the two states more than $550 million combined, 2 b) with more than 300 economists previously estimating that legalizing pot could save the U.S. up to $14 billion a year. That’s not even taking into account the extra Fun Yun consumption. 3. Medical benefits of