As marijuana laws change in America it is imperative to address the consequences and issues that have risen in states that have legalized marijuana already. From a legal stand point, citizens that are in states where it is legal can still face prosecution because it is still illegal on a federal level (). Furthermore, it has been incidents of people trying to transport legal weed to states were its illegal to have marijuana medically or recreationally. Though, when considering the consequences marijuana has had financially and socially the outcomes have been mostly positive. States where marijuana is legal have seen a huge growth in tax revenue and less money is being spent prosecuting marijuana related crimes saving states millions (). From
