Marijuana has become a controversial topic, whether it be to legalize it completely, legalize it medically, or to continue the illegalization of it. Although there are many different opinions about whether or not to legalize marijuana, it will remain a controversial topic. In the past year, Governing.com states that Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maine, and Alaska have legalized the use of marijuana medically and recreationally, but have set limits on how it is used in their state. The recreational and medical use of marijuana should be legalized in the United States. Marijuana should be legalized medically as well as recreationally in the United States because it is safer than alcohol; it has been proven effective as a medicinal drug; and, the tax revenue in the US could increase drastically.
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She has written books produced videos, teaches and produces her art” (Beard). The use of marijuana cured her MS, and she got to live her life as a normal person. As seen from factual information, medicinal use of marijuana should be utilized into hospitals to help save and better the lives of people.
With marijuana being a popular recreational drug, people are starting to consume, grow, and sell the drug to get a profit. If cannabis is put onto the market in the United States and taxed, revenue would increase drastically. In the article “State Taxation of Marijuana Distribution and Other Federal Crimes,” author Robert A. Mikos, asserts, ̈Commentators suggest that legalizing and taxing marijuana could generate substantial revenues for beleaguered states governments as much as $1.4 billion for California alone" (Mikos). If the government would tax the drug, the United States and would get abstract amounts of revenue. The US could use this income to expanding and improve our country for the better. This money could also go to help pay the debt that the US has with China and other countries in the