"Forty two billion dollars have been spent on the war of pot, one hundred forty dollars for every one of you to fight a little green herb that grows in the sun.” There are currently four states that have legalized marijuana for both medical and recreational reasons and those states are the following: Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and Alaska. Cannabis is commonly called Marijuana, a slang word that originated in Mexico that refers to the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant. Hemp is typically a plant grown from fiber and seed. There are 100,000 deaths that relate to alcohol, and how many from marijuana? Most people think it's more, but that's false, no deaths trace back to cannabis directly. Marijuana should be legalized in America for its health benefits, the economic benefit, and it's safe alternatives to other substances. …show more content…
Unlike other drugs, taking too much marijuana won't cost you your life since no one has ever died of marijuana directly (cite this). When using this drug any symptoms should wear off within twenty four hours. Marijuana also treats patients that have seizures and people who are in pain or experiencing nausea. This drug also helps with ADD and ADHD. Kids on multiple ADD and ADHD can be transitioned into using cannabis and not multiple pills of different medications per day.
Pot legalization could save the economy $13.7 billion per year (Berman). If you had plans to celebrate 4/20 this year you could actually make the government some money, if only these activities were allowed. More than 300 economists suggest that if the government legalized marijuana it would save $7.7 billion annually (Berman). The report added that legalization would save $6 billion per year if they taxed marijuana at the same rate as tobacco and