Legalizing Marijuana The potential profit, both monetarily and economically speaking, yielded by the theoretical legalization of marijuana could be utilized to benefit humanity. The benefits of marijuana clearly outweigh the disadvantages, and should be accepted by society and government alike as a positive empiricism. Granted the possibility of marijuana falling into the hands of recreational users exists, but the undeniable medical benefits and potential monetary gains trump said risk to provide those with various illnesses relief from their sufferings, as well as a viable future for a country in economic downfall. There are several key points to focus on when contemplating the importance of legalizing marijuana. To support either side of the opposition, one must be well versed in both its advantages and disadvantages in terms of medicinal, social, and economical cachet. …show more content…
“After nearly four decades of fueling the U.S. policy of a war on drugs with over a trillion tax dollars spent and thirty-seven million arrests for nonviolent drug offenses, our confined population has quadrupled making building prisons the fastest growing industry in the United States” (L.E.A.P.). This exercise in futility is simply prolonging the inevitable and wasting millions upon trillions of the taxpayers’ dollars in a feeble attempt to control that which is unstoppable. In addition, a significant cost of the war on drugs is the revenue lost by the government who cannot collect taxes on the illegal drug trade. “By legalizing marijuana, the government could tax the drug and turn something that costs them so much into a revenue generator” (Blanda). Our economical crisis could be averted, or at the very least confronted, with the considerable amount of money that floods the market of the marijuana