What is cannabis? We all know it as weed, which could be defined as a psychoactive drug or medicine. Many people can give you their idea on the marijuana plant, but do they really know the benefits. There are so many economical and medical benefits to legalizing cannabis. Slowly, but surely the United States is realizing that legalizing marijuana will be beneficial to our country; twenty-three states and the District of Columbia currently have laws legalizing marijuana in some form and it’s time for the rest of the United States to take a step into the betterment of our country. Marijuana should be legalized because those who usually smoke it are non-violent offenders, they result in bad side-effects, and for the HTC is used for medical purposes.
On the other hand, some people don’t think highly of the plant. These people are more moralistic and tend to view marijuana as a drug. Some people are against legalizing marijuana because …show more content…
I have grown up to be liberal and believe in people’s choice. The right to use marijuana and having the natural benefits of it has been proven to be useful. Personally from my experience I have used marijuana mainly for anxiety and has worked for me very well instead of having prescribed drugs, I do not use this as an excuse, but rather for personal freedom. We should consider in legalizing marijuana because, it would lower the violent crime rates, it does not produce no cause of death, and it would be more accessible for medical and personal use. To better allow ourselves to govern what’s bad and good for us we as human beings should be allowed to choose to judge our own life choices. We shouldn’t be too quick to judge and look at all of the positive outcomes of marijuana. We aren’t hurting nobody. The use of marijuana should be legalized because we as a country should have the right to do what we