Persuasive Essay On Legalizing Marijuana

Marijuana since its beginning of time has be used as a recreational drug by numerous individuals. The drug has been known to be safe without any side effects or serious complications associated with it. It is said by many users that marijuana stimulates one’s brain activity in a beneficial way. All the benefits that marijuana has to offer should make it legalized across the United States for recreational use. When the topic of marijuana is introduced into a debate many people fail to acknowledge the sorts of benefits marijuana offers, instead focus on the illegal side of it. “Marijuana arrests now account for over half of all drug arrests in the United States. Of the 8.2 million marijuana arrests between 2001 and 2010, 88% were for simply having marijuana,” (Marijuana Arrests by the Numbers). With that being said, there is an arrest every forty-five seconds for the possession of marijuana, it is unnecessary to keep destroying American lives with pretty crimes like this. “Most marijuana users …show more content…
When the question “Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal, or not?” (Gallup.com May 2. 2017) was put into place in 1969, only 12% of Americans were for it. Fast forward to 2016, asking the same question, 58% of Americans are in favor of marijuana being legal for recreational use. This leading to the assumption that most people are for marijuana being legalized, rather that apposed of it. “In contrast, 67% of Americans aged 18 to 29 back legalization,” (For First Time, Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana). From the age of 18-29 and even 30-64 marijuana is backed for being legalized, the only people still hanging their heads over the topic is the older generation. They grew up around the use of marijuana being a terrible thing, therefore will not change their opinion on the drug. It is time for the most recent generations to take a stand and make it