Recreational Marijuana “Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn’t the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural?” ― Bill Hicks Marijuana has been a hot topic for many years. Science has come a long way in the discoveries of what marijuana can do. The use of marijuana has become popular and helpful for people with tumors, glaucoma and many other diseases. Marijuana should be legalized because it would bring in revenue to the government, it is less harmful than alcohol or tobacco, and it has many health benefits. People all around the United States already smoke marijuana, much of which is illegal. Medicinal marijuana has already passed in many states, so why not allow for recreational use? Legalizing recreational marijuana, would generate billions in tax revenue, When Colorado legalized recreational marijuana, CNN stated, “And the state took in $53 million in tax revenue as a result.” People find ways to get marijuana anyway, so it might as well be legalized for the government to collect taxes.
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Marijuana has a lot of benefits, such as reducing tumor size, reducing nausea and vomiting, and increasing appetite. People should be allowed to choose what they would like to do to their bodies. People have the choice to drink and risk the chance of ruining their liver. People have the option to smoke cigarettes and risk the chance of numerous diseases like lung cancer. The government needs to step in and stop black market dealers, and regulate marijuana to ensure it is not synthetic which could be engineered to get someone a better high. It is important that the government sorts out the good and the bad now, and would be better off if they regulated marijuana. The tax revenue marijuana would bring in should sell them on the issue alone, but there are other things we must look
Marijuana has a lot of benefits, such as reducing tumor size, reducing nausea and vomiting, and increasing appetite. People should be allowed to choose what they would like to do to their bodies. People have the choice to drink and risk the chance of ruining their liver. People have the option to smoke cigarettes and risk the chance of numerous diseases like lung cancer. The government needs to step in and stop black market dealers, and regulate marijuana to ensure it is not synthetic which could be engineered to get someone a better high. It is important that the government sorts out the good and the bad now, and would be better off if they regulated marijuana. The tax revenue marijuana would bring in should sell them on the issue alone, but there are other things we must look