Why should marijuana be legalize?

Answer 1

1. Less strain on resources of criminal justice system. (ie. prisons, courts, law enforcement agencies) It currently costs 43,000 a year to incarcerate a person. It seems a little silly to pay this for somebody arrested for possesion of marijuana.These resources in turn could be used to combat more important issues. Violent crime comes to mind. Not to mention to a large extent this exposes a lot of non violent productive people to a "hard" criminal element and lifestyle as well as the ramifications of a felony conviction. 2. To keep kids off drugs. This is twofold. First if sold through traditional means marijuana would be harder for minors to acquire. (It's currently harder for a minor to get alcohol or cigarettes than pot. Second, minors would less likely to be exposed to other drugs as a result of not going to ilicit dealers that often sell a variety of much more harmful substances(ie. meth ,cocaine etc.) 3. Tax revenues generated. These could be put into our schools as well as drug prevention programs. 4. The environment. The fiber from the hemp plant is extremely well suited for making paper and cloth. This would eliminate the need for a lot of trees being cut. When grown it is very hearty and can be grown with little or no pesticides, further increasing its environmental impact. The seeds are also very energy rich with oils. Answer In addition to the reasons above, there are also the following reasons: 1) The marijuana laws were based on racism, ignorance, and nonsense from the very beginning. Marijuana was outlawed for two primary reasons. The first was racial prejudice against Mexican immigrants and other minorities. The second was the fear that heroin addiction would lead to the use of marijuana -- exactly the opposite of the modern gateway myth. See, for example, the short history of the marijuana laws at http://druglibrary.org/schaffer/History/whiteb1.htm For a more extensive review of the history of the drug laws and the lunacy behind them, see The Consumers Union Report on Licit and Illicit Drugs at http://druglibrary.org/schaffer/library/studies/cu/cumenu.htm and The Drug Hang-Up by Rufus King - http://druglibrary.org/special/king/dhu/dhumenu.htm

2) Every major study of the drug laws in history has concluded that the marijuana laws were nonsense from the very beginning and that they should have been repealed long ago because they do more harm than good. See

Major Studies of Drugs and Drug Policy - http://druglibrary.org/schaffer/Library/studies/studies.htm

Answer 2

The Benefits of Marijuana Legalization.1. Less strain on resources of criminal justice system. (ie. prisons, courts, law enforcement agencies) It currently costs 43,000 a year to incarcerate a person. It seems a little silly to pay this for somebody arrested for possesion of marijuana.These resources in turn could be used to combat more important issues. Violent crime comes to mind. Not to mention to a large extent this exposes a lot of non violent productive people to a "hard" criminal element and lifestyle as well as the ramifications of a felony conviction.

2. To keep kids off drugs. This is twofold. First if sold through traditional means marijuana would be harder for minors to acquire. (It's currently harder for a minor to get alcohol or cigarettes than pot. Second, minors would less likely to be exposed to other drugs as a result of not going to ilicit dealers that often sell a variety of much more harmful substances(ie. meth ,cocaine etc.)

3. Tax revenues generated. These could be put into our schools as well as drug prevention programs.

4. The environment. The fiber from the hemp plant is extremely well suited for making paper and cloth. This would eliminate the need for a lot of trees being cut. When grown it is very hearty and can be grown with little or no pesticides, further increasing its environmental impact. The seeds are also very energy rich with oils.

Answer

In addition to the reasons above, there are also the following reasons:

1) The marijuana laws were based on racism, ignorance, and nonsense from the very beginning. Marijuana was outlawed for two primary reasons. The first was racial prejudice against Mexican immigrants and other minorities. The second was the fear that heroin addiction would lead to the use of marijuana -- exactly the opposite of the modern gateway myth. See, for example, the short history of the marijuana laws at http://druglibrary.org/schaffer/History/whiteb1.htm

For a more extensive review of the history of the drug laws and the lunacy behind them, see The Consumers Union Report on Licit and Illicit Drugs at http://druglibrary.org/schaffer/library/studies/cu/cumenu.htm and The Drug Hang-Up by Rufus King - http://druglibrary.org/special/king/dhu/dhumenu.htm

2) Every major study of the drug laws in history has concluded that the marijuana laws were nonsense from the very beginning and that they should have been repealed long ago because they do more harm than good. See

Major Studies of Drugs and Drug Policy - http://druglibrary.org/schaffer/Library/studies/studies.htm

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It is possible that legalizing this particular class of drug would reduce spending within the criminal justice system, however, I suspect that this cost savings would be minimized by the amount of spending required to assist people who become psychologically addicted to this substance and are no longer able to work productively. Either because of the mental illness type anxiety caused by chronic use or due to the lack of motivation that also seems to be present with chronic cannabis smokers. There are now other ways for consuming cannabis that are not related to the dangerous smoking technique. Cannabis is more harmful than tobacco smokes and ingesting in another fashion would be preferable from a health stand point.

Answer 3

Marijuana should be legalized for many different reasons. The plant itself canbe harvested for its buds, which are not harmful when dried and prepared properly. The cannabis plant itself has a plethora of uses, including the ability to make hemp fiber rope, and of course the ability to have a smokeable plant when harvested correctly. To find a website where the answer to this question is more sufficient and petitions can be signed, log on to www.norml.com

Answer 4

There are some countries where it is illegal to use marijuana for recreational purposes, but it can be prescribed for medical reasons. If ever it gets legal for all the states in US, people have to make it a point that they discipline is there and that it will not get abused, can get to maintain by its medical usage only.