Marijuana is a very famous and talked about issue in today's society. There's been many claims made about marijuana in today's society about why marijuana should and should not be legalized. In my opinion marijuana should be legalized for many reason, The government should legalize marijuana because legalized marijuana for recreational use is already in existence in several states in the U.S.A if legalized this could be a good thing for the government I bet you're thinking “ How?” Well the government struggles with decreased revenue legalizing marijuana could/ would boost the revenue by applying taxes on the marijuana to sale and also smoke it. In the original research of “ smoking in young adults” it says that the government conducted an experiment and every participant says that marijuana would have to double in cost for them to give up …show more content…
In the article “ The Federal State Tempest of Medical Marijuana Taxation : Seeking A Bridge Over Troubled Water “. states that in states where marijuana is legalized there's a gross in revenue in the state from the sale of marijuana because of the high taxation on it. If cannabis were legalized, and then regulated and taxed like other commercial goods, it would bring in huge dollar amounts to the federal government. It’s estimated that the tax revenue generated from marijuana would be upwards of $2.4 billion annually if it were taxed like everyday goods, and as high as $6.2 billion annually if it were taxed like alcohol and tobacco The legalization of marijuana would basically be utilitarianism because it would create a large tax base, low government spending, and create jobs. The legalization of marijuana would not affect the “harmfulness” of the drug but it would just allow drug that's being used already throughout the US regardless if it legal or not it would help benefit the