Marijuana is known as a drug to 41 out of the 50 states in the U.S. Marijuana is dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the cannabis salvia plant (NIH). How you use marijuana is you dry out the leaves and roll them into a cigarette-like form, and you smoke it. Other drug paraphernalia are grinders, Water pipes, or more commonly known as0 bongs, and torches. The penalty of having 1 pound of marijuana in Texas is 180 days to 2 years in prison and a max fine of $ 10,000 (NORML). This constitutes a problem for people who use Marijuana for medical reasons. They obtain it to get relief for their pain, yet, when they get caught with it the state sends them to jail. It is not reasonable to send someone to jail, to get some pain relief without relying on prescription drugs. This is just the few reasons why we should legalize marijuana in Texas. One in every …show more content…
Within the last year $2.4 billion have filtered into the state’s economy (Pyke). This is a great way for Colorado to use the extra tax to put towards their civil engineering, which helps their roadways, sewer system, and parks. Recreational marijuana also created 18,005 full-time jobs, with crops, packaging and retailers, which helps with the unemployment rate in Colorado (Pyke). Recreational marijuana “is generating more wealth and activity than almost anything else on a pound-for-pound basis” (Pyke). The statistics on the benefits of recreational marijuana have led five other states to legalize recreational use of marijuana. “State and local governments would see roughly $200 million in new tax revenue from marijuana taxes” (Pyke). Texas would benefit from marijuana by bringing in a new tax that would help filter money into our economy. This would give Texas an advantage to use the tax for important repairs for the damage that Hurricane Harvey has inflicted. Recreational marijuana will immensely help the Texas economy by giving us money that we