Taylor Massey
Sophomore Project
Mr. Boger
January 24, 2018
Legalizing Marijuana: “The Results of unsolved Thoughts”
Over the years 16 States have legalized the use of marijuana, and 22 states have legalized marijuana for medical purposes(Miron). Different drugs do carry different risks, and the potential for serious harm from marijuana is less than for cocaine, heroin, or methamphetamine, but if the goal is to minimize harm to people here and abroad the right policy is to legalize all drugs, not just marijuana (lopez). But perhaps the best reason to legalize hard drugs is that people who wish to consume them have the same liberty to determine their own well-being as those who consume alcohol, or marijuana, or anything else. In a free society,
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Not only will it make our lives safe it will be much cheaper. Marijuana is becoming more and more abundant every year of being less addictive than coffee. There is a reason people are feeling safer trying the drug (Jacques).Shown below is an image that represents the harm caused by different drugs. Example around, a year and a half ago legalization was passed in two states, one of those states was Colorado in fact in just after nine months it has appeared that the legalization has indeed made the streets safer. And provided that the streets and homes are safer they also included that the use of marijuana by teenagers has dropped as well (Becker). “When drugs become legal we will be able to sleep in our homes and walk the streets more safely. Law-abiding citizens will be able to enjoy not living in fear of assault and burglary.” Furthermore, other evidence show that legalizing marijuana would make the roads safer, it would reduce traffic mortalities by reassuring the replacement of marijuana for alcohol (Sullum). This is how the effects of legalizing marijuana will help keep our streets and homes safer. Not only that but, when drugs are legalized, the price will go down and so will the drug-related motivations to commit …show more content…
The war on pot encourages bad – and even illegal – police practices.
5. Cops want to stop kids from abusing drugs.
Cops say, “loosening our pot policy wouldn't necessarily condone drug use, but control it, while helping cops to achieve their goal of increasing public safety” (Gwynne). The overall effect is that we are losing ground in terms of the traditional peace officer role of protecting public safety, and morphing our local police officers into federal drug warriors," Downing says.
Legalizing marijuana in all states wouldn’t give police departments a break it would cause more issues and problems (Hutchinson). In 2013, there were 2,580 offenses related to marijuana – the second highest, following methamphetamines with 3,334 cases according to statistics compiled by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (Hutchinson). Marijuana effects the brain's cognitive functions and the ability to learn and retain information. Marijuana diminishes one’s capacity to absorb and retain information, contributes to depression, suicide, psychosis, addiction and leads many young people to a life of crime and corruption (Mason). With the use of marijuana will cause more obligations with the police. Many people use legal drugs like alcohol or cigarettes before they start using marijuana. Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal substance in the United States. It’s often the first illegal drug a person will try. Sometimes marijuana use leads to the use of other illegal