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Should Marijuana Be Legalized Essay

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Should marijuana be legalized? People are going to use marijuana whether it is legal or not; banning it only makes everything more problematic. Why fight to prohibit marijuana, when it could be beneficial for people? Jobs can be created, more money would come to the legalized states, police could focus on serious crimes, and the prison's population would decrease. Instead of police making over seven million marijuana arrests yearly, they could protect the community by finding murderers and rapists. I think if alcohol and tobacco is legalized so should marijuana because it is less harmful. Alcohol and tobacco causes millions of injuries and deaths per year. It is evident that marijuana hasn't caused a fatal overdose in seven thousand …show more content…

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