Marijuana should be legal throughout all of America For many years’ marijuana has been used for medical and recreational purposes. Marijuana has been proven to have positive health effects and has little to no side effects. The legalization of marijuana in all states would give the United States the economic growth that it desperately needs. Colorado was the first state to legalize marijuana Anne Durkin. researcher for the Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services announces, “Within 10 days, marijuana sales had generated approximately $5 million.” Cannabis has been proven to relieve cancer patients of nausea due to chemotherapy. Since marijuana is an herb that is beneficial to a person’s health shouldn’t it be legalized? Initially, if all states legalize marijuana the government could tax the marijuana …show more content…
The increased taxes could allow the government to become more flexible with spending. Marijuana sales could generate more taxes than tobacco. Secondly, the potency of marijuana could be regulated. Beau Kilmer from the New England journal of medicine suggests “to tax cannabis according to THC content, thereby giving jurisdictions a lever to nudge users toward lower-potency products”. Marijuana would be even safer if the potency is regulated. The issue of marijuana being to strong would be solved. There wouldn’t be any more concern on the strength of marijuana. Finally, law enforcement could save their resources to investigate harsher crimes. Subsequently The American Journal of Public Health warns “Every year, the United States makes 575 000 arrests for marijuana possession alone,