One of the primary focuses of America's War on Drugs is the controversial drug Marijuana. Marijuana remains the most widely used illegal drug and stirs up constant debate everywhere. Most people in America are worried about their taxes and expenses. There were 8.2 million marijuana arrests between 2001 and 2010. This results in taxpayers spending more than $1 billion annually to imprison pot offenders. Marijuana should be legalized in the U.S. for many reasons that show a boost in the Economy, by taxing the drug and bringing more people out of jail and opening the jails up for a more serious offender. Marijuana can also alleviate several symptoms associated with cancer and Aids treatments and disorders. We can look at the ongoing effects of
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There is an abundance of anecdotal evidence, as well as some scientific research, which supports the belief that marijuana can be effective as a treatment for some illnesses. Benefits of marijuana can include appetite stimulation for cancer and AIDS patients, and general pain relief for various illnesses. The reason that marijuana poses a health threat, at all, is because most people smoke it, and smoking anything is hazardous to your health. But there are other ways to use marijuana, which pose no health risk. One of the best ways to get high is by digesting the drug. Indeed, there is anecdotal evidence that marijuana in food form, such as brownies, produces a more enjoyable high. But eating pot is not a choice for most people because it takes more marijuana to get stoned that way and marijuana is expensive. So most people who use pot choose to smoke it, and risk damaging their health, simply because it is illegal and therefore expensive. By legalizing marijuana, the price of marijuana would go down and people would be able to afford to ingest it instead of smoking it, thus reducing some health risks. In addition, marijuana could be grown in more favorable conditions, thus removing some of the naturally present toxins found in the environment from the marijuana and reducing the health risks even
There is an abundance of anecdotal evidence, as well as some scientific research, which supports the belief that marijuana can be effective as a treatment for some illnesses. Benefits of marijuana can include appetite stimulation for cancer and AIDS patients, and general pain relief for various illnesses. The reason that marijuana poses a health threat, at all, is because most people smoke it, and smoking anything is hazardous to your health. But there are other ways to use marijuana, which pose no health risk. One of the best ways to get high is by digesting the drug. Indeed, there is anecdotal evidence that marijuana in food form, such as brownies, produces a more enjoyable high. But eating pot is not a choice for most people because it takes more marijuana to get stoned that way and marijuana is expensive. So most people who use pot choose to smoke it, and risk damaging their health, simply because it is illegal and therefore expensive. By legalizing marijuana, the price of marijuana would go down and people would be able to afford to ingest it instead of smoking it, thus reducing some health risks. In addition, marijuana could be grown in more favorable conditions, thus removing some of the naturally present toxins found in the environment from the marijuana and reducing the health risks even