Billie Evans
ENG 101 C72Z
Argumentative Final Draft
December 3, 2016
Legalizing Cannabis? Should America legalize cannabis for medical and recreational usage? Why is cannabis illegal and alcohol is not illegal? What is the origin of the plant? What effect does it have on the body? What benefits could patients receive from the legalization of this plant? Shouldn’t America legalize cannabis and regulate its usage in a manner that is similar to the laws and regulations of alcohol?
To thoroughly debate the issue, one needs to acquire a greater understanding of what cannabis entails. According to Wikipedia.org, cannabis comes from a cannabis plant. It was introduced into the North American continent as early as 1645 when the Puritans …show more content…
Twenty-six states currently have laws legalizing cannabis in some form, sixteen states have medical marijuana programs, and three states are readying a “tax and sell” or other legalization programs. The U.S. government now spends billions of taxpayer dollars on arresting cannabis users. If cannabis were legalized and regulated, America could greatly reduce the funds spent on cannabis enforcement and put that money to better use for the country or into greater detailed research of how cannabis can further help …show more content…
The U.S. government only made cannabis illegal because of fear of the Mexican immigrants. The medicinal benefits of cannabis outweigh the risks when taken with precautions. America should regulate cannabis usage like the restraints on liquor. Legalizing cannabis would prevent the American government from spending large amounts of funds on incarcerating cannabis users unless the users have become impaired. The United States government should legalize and regulate the growth and sale of cannabis.
Works Cited
Anderson, Mark D. et al. “Medical Marijuana Laws, Traffic Fatalities, and Alcohol Consumption.” The Journal of Law &Amp; Economics, Vol. 56, No. 2, 2013, pp. 333–
369.< www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/668812.>. Web. 1 Dec. 2016
"Cannabis (drug)." Wikipedia. Encyclopedia. San Francisco: Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web.
02 Dec. 2016.
Maa, Edward, and Paige Figi. "The Case for Medical Marijuana in Epilepsy." Epilepsia
ENG 101 C72Z
Argumentative Final Draft
December 3, 2016
Legalizing Cannabis? Should America legalize cannabis for medical and recreational usage? Why is cannabis illegal and alcohol is not illegal? What is the origin of the plant? What effect does it have on the body? What benefits could patients receive from the legalization of this plant? Shouldn’t America legalize cannabis and regulate its usage in a manner that is similar to the laws and regulations of alcohol?
To thoroughly debate the issue, one needs to acquire a greater understanding of what cannabis entails. According to Wikipedia.org, cannabis comes from a cannabis plant. It was introduced into the North American continent as early as 1645 when the Puritans …show more content…
Twenty-six states currently have laws legalizing cannabis in some form, sixteen states have medical marijuana programs, and three states are readying a “tax and sell” or other legalization programs. The U.S. government now spends billions of taxpayer dollars on arresting cannabis users. If cannabis were legalized and regulated, America could greatly reduce the funds spent on cannabis enforcement and put that money to better use for the country or into greater detailed research of how cannabis can further help …show more content…
The U.S. government only made cannabis illegal because of fear of the Mexican immigrants. The medicinal benefits of cannabis outweigh the risks when taken with precautions. America should regulate cannabis usage like the restraints on liquor. Legalizing cannabis would prevent the American government from spending large amounts of funds on incarcerating cannabis users unless the users have become impaired. The United States government should legalize and regulate the growth and sale of cannabis.
Works Cited
Anderson, Mark D. et al. “Medical Marijuana Laws, Traffic Fatalities, and Alcohol Consumption.” The Journal of Law &Amp; Economics, Vol. 56, No. 2, 2013, pp. 333–
369.< www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/668812.>. Web. 1 Dec. 2016
"Cannabis (drug)." Wikipedia. Encyclopedia. San Francisco: Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web.
02 Dec. 2016.
Maa, Edward, and Paige Figi. "The Case for Medical Marijuana in Epilepsy." Epilepsia