The Legalization of Marijuana has been the topic of discussions for some time now and there has been many people opposed to legalizing it. However, there are a vast majority of benefits that come along with legalizing this natural substance. Fortunately, there have been many people that have been able to subdue their pain from many medical illnesses by consuming marijuana, without needing to take prescription medications and suffering from the ailing side effects of pharmaceutical medications. Although, there are still many states that don’t allow the use of marijuana, due to a rise of concerns from driving under the influence of marijuana and the inability to test and the fear of more kids consuming the drug, but with proper laws set beforehand …show more content…
For one, legalizing it would bring jobs for many people. What many people don’t take in to consideration is once it’s legalized and businesses are opening that gives the opportunity for jobs in warehouses and/or farms where it’s grown, retail shops where it’s sold, and security jobs at these places. The list of jobs could go on, but secondly, the amount of taxes the state and government would generate from it would be considerable. And this doesn’t go without proof, for example, the state of Colorado raked in more than 117 million in taxes after a year and a half of the state legalizing it for medicinal and recreational purposes (ferner), according to the Huffington Post. California has made marijuana legal for recreational use and will soon be taxing it like alcohol (Ferner). Also, according to Huffingtonpost.com, California fiscal analyst predict the legalization will generate almost 1 billion dollars annually in revenue (ferner). Although, a portion of this money goes toward regulating marijuana in the state and licensing, however, the rest gets divided up into other funding. Currently, states in which marijuana is legal a percentage of the revenue goes toward schools, mental health, and law