LEGALIZE IT — The Economic Case for Authorized Marijuana
Bringing a storm into scorching hot summer, the legalization of recreational marijuana, also known as cannabis, has brought about hot and cold feedbacks from the critics worldwide since it is becoming a more general reality in the United States.
Certainly, the corroboration of marijuana is a stirring new development. Two states (i.e., Washington and Colorado) had full legalization, while others are mulling over the gains and glitches, with more states likely decriminalizing over some subsequent election phases in a sense that the benefits of permitting the drug outweighs the cons.
Governments play with an overwhelming fiscal outlook and are also facing tough budget deficits. Politicians
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At the present, there are above fifteen million present marijuana users in contrast to one hundred and twenty-nine million alcohol users and over seventy million tobacco consumers. Despite the fact that the quantity of marijuana users may not quickly mount to the present quantity for alcohol and tobacco, if marijuana was authorized, the increase in users would be mutually large and rapid with following increases in addiction. Significant lessons can be ascertained from those two widely-used legal drugs. While both tobacco and alcohol are taxed and regulated, the tax benefits to the public are immensely outshined by the adverse effects of their …show more content…
Marijuana is already a significant underlying issue in highway collision, damages and deaths. In a recent national roadside survey of weekend nighttime drivers, beyond eight percent tested positive for cannabis or its metabolites, almost four times the proportion of drivers with BAC or drug alcohol concentration. In a certain analysis of fatally injured drivers in Washington State, 12.7 percent tested positive for marijuana. These reviews show the high frequency of drugged driving as an effect of marijuana use.
Also, while it could be argued, marijuana can be used as a catalyst drug to harder and stronger drugs such as cocaine, heroin, meth and phencyclidine (PCP). Furthermore, while doctors may say that cannabis can be an aid in curing disorders such as cancer and HIV, it is not totally verified. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there have not been sufficient examinations with marijuana to prove its health benefits prevail over its defects.
There are three stages that a drug must go through so as to be permitted by the FDA wherein they test the safety, effect and efficiency of the drug. In 2012, The National Institute of Drug Abuse stated, “To be considered a legitimate medicine, a substance must have well-defined and measurable ingredients that are consistent from one unit to the