Essay On Decriminalization
Decriminalization
The argument on the decriminalization of marijuana has been a large public issue for the past couple decades. What would happen if marijuana were to be decriminalized? Many Americans today tend to believe marijuana should stay illegal for numerous reasons, but I believe there are far more benefits to decriminalizing marijuana than keeping it illegal. “Government studies conclude that marijuana decriminalization has had virtually no effect on either marijuana use or beliefs and related attitudes about marijuana among American young people in those states that have enacted such a policy” (Johnson). This shows Americans who live in states where marijuana is decriminalized use marijuana less than or around the same to those who …show more content…
It will not be long before marijuana use for many purposes will be decriminalized in the great majority of states, and I also expect rapid expansion in the number of states that legalize marijuana for all recreational uses.” I agree with Mr. Becker because many states are already voting and taking decriminalization into consideration. I lived in Florida all my life and last year the bill on whether marijuana should be legalized or not was up for voting. The state of Florida needed at least 51% in favor of the bill for it to be passed. At the end of the polls the people who favored the bill came up short three percent with 48%. In a year or two I believe that three percent will arise and the bill shall be put up for voting again, but this time it will most likely be passed. It’s only a matter of time because kids in my generation are becoming eligible to vote now and this generation compared to others have had more incidents with marijuana. The numbers keep increasing for teenagers with possession of marijuana and with the intent to sell or simply having paraphernalia with the intent to use it for marijuana. Once it becomes legal because in a matter of ten years the odds are that I will, the government will start saving money and resourcefulness of policemen for a better more ethical
The argument on the decriminalization of marijuana has been a large public issue for the past couple decades. What would happen if marijuana were to be decriminalized? Many Americans today tend to believe marijuana should stay illegal for numerous reasons, but I believe there are far more benefits to decriminalizing marijuana than keeping it illegal. “Government studies conclude that marijuana decriminalization has had virtually no effect on either marijuana use or beliefs and related attitudes about marijuana among American young people in those states that have enacted such a policy” (Johnson). This shows Americans who live in states where marijuana is decriminalized use marijuana less than or around the same to those who …show more content…
It will not be long before marijuana use for many purposes will be decriminalized in the great majority of states, and I also expect rapid expansion in the number of states that legalize marijuana for all recreational uses.” I agree with Mr. Becker because many states are already voting and taking decriminalization into consideration. I lived in Florida all my life and last year the bill on whether marijuana should be legalized or not was up for voting. The state of Florida needed at least 51% in favor of the bill for it to be passed. At the end of the polls the people who favored the bill came up short three percent with 48%. In a year or two I believe that three percent will arise and the bill shall be put up for voting again, but this time it will most likely be passed. It’s only a matter of time because kids in my generation are becoming eligible to vote now and this generation compared to others have had more incidents with marijuana. The numbers keep increasing for teenagers with possession of marijuana and with the intent to sell or simply having paraphernalia with the intent to use it for marijuana. Once it becomes legal because in a matter of ten years the odds are that I will, the government will start saving money and resourcefulness of policemen for a better more ethical