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The Negative Effects Of Legalizing Marijuana

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The legalization of marijuana has been the topic of conversation for decades. Organized crime units have been able to successfully transport drugs across country borders. Along with the distribution, the drug cartels are being fueled by these illegal actions and crime has elevated to all-time high. Marijuana is one drug that has been linked to these crimes, in hindsight, has also been linked to medicinal regimens that have cured many medical diagnoses. We exam the woes and foes of legalizing marijuana. Marijuana has defined the meaning of safe herbal ingestion. When used in moderation marijuana has proven to be a natural herb that subdues side effects from life-threatening conditions and allowing the individual to enjoy life. The use of …show more content…

The profit “kick back” earned by physicians have yet to be determine and unfortunately, allows some physicians to administer the medicinal services without being subconscious, leading to inappropriate diagnosis and clouding the views of the citizens in which they are prescribed. Marijuana has an effect that usually has a person calm and is used in disorders such as ADHD. This effect also does not share the negative effects that are intoxicating such as alcohol and that is completely legal to anyone over the age of twenty-one in all fifty states. The use of marijuana has tripled in the last couple of years. Many people have become very dependent on marijuana. For example, some adults use marijuana to gain an appetite or they use marijuana just to function daily. For them to start their day they have to intake marijuana. The different grades of marijuana are also a big factor on how the adult body reacts. A joint of regular marijuana can have the user high up to three hours, but if the user uses the premium grade of marijuana in the joint size (half – gram) the user …show more content…

One of the largest illegal organizations Mexican drug cartels. Across the border in Mexico, the cartels are thought to be the most corrupt organization in multiple disciplines and levels of law. These organized crime units included the most upstanding officials of the law including judges, police officers, politicians, and businessmen that participate in the illegal distribution of marijuana and other drugs. Marijuana is a high-priced drug and one of the most valued drugs on the market after cocaine. According to the article, “Reducing Drug Trafficking Revenues and Violence in Mexico: Would Legalizing Marijuana in California Help?”, Some U.S. government reports suggest that Mexican and Colombian Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) combined to earn $18 billion–$39 billion annually in wholesale drug proceeds (NDIC, 2008d), and one analysis even estimated that 60 percent of all Mexican DTO drug revenue comes from exporting marijuana (ONDCP, 2006). Legalization advocates seize on such figures to supplement their traditional arguments, and the figures have been repeated in the popular press, with even respectable news sources claiming that “the Mexican cartels could be selling $20 billion worth of marijuana in the U.S. market each year”. This quote explains that Mexicans and Columbians made billions just in America alone. Exporting marijuana when it was illegal effected how many people

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