Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Tamika Deebs
Broward College
Abstract
This paper will discuss Legalization of Marijuana for Recreational use. I will have several arguments which will include the negative and positive effects of the use recreational of marijuana. Also how the government would benefit from taxing recreation marijuana. I will compare the use of marijuana to the use of tobacco. I also plan on arguing how regulating marijuana will generate revenue for the economy, and will help to stabilize employment rather than growing the numbers of inmates.
Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Marijuana has been used throughout history as a highly potent medicinal herb. Its plant matter has been used for textiles and shelter, and it has played a significant role in religious ritual for many cultures. It is ultimately one of the most resourceful plants on the planet. However, in the last century, enforcement of marijuana prohibition laws has increased and today marijuana is grouped with heroin as a schedule one drug on the federal level. Despite the increased funding of the so-called “war on drugs,” more specifically marijuana, production of marijuana and the amount of crime associated with it increase every year. With appropriate government regulation, the legalization of marijuana would save money on the war on drugs, offer many other economic benefits, reduce the gratuitous amount of crime revolving around one of America’s top cash crop, and open up a new field of potential medicines containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana.
Every year the United States government spends billions of dollars to fund the war on drugs, which is conducted mainly by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). More specifically, the extremely well-funded Domestic Marijuana Eradication/Suppression Program (DCESP) is the portion of the DEA that specifically deals with the enforcement of
Tamika Deebs
Broward College
Abstract
This paper will discuss Legalization of Marijuana for Recreational use. I will have several arguments which will include the negative and positive effects of the use recreational of marijuana. Also how the government would benefit from taxing recreation marijuana. I will compare the use of marijuana to the use of tobacco. I also plan on arguing how regulating marijuana will generate revenue for the economy, and will help to stabilize employment rather than growing the numbers of inmates.
Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Marijuana has been used throughout history as a highly potent medicinal herb. Its plant matter has been used for textiles and shelter, and it has played a significant role in religious ritual for many cultures. It is ultimately one of the most resourceful plants on the planet. However, in the last century, enforcement of marijuana prohibition laws has increased and today marijuana is grouped with heroin as a schedule one drug on the federal level. Despite the increased funding of the so-called “war on drugs,” more specifically marijuana, production of marijuana and the amount of crime associated with it increase every year. With appropriate government regulation, the legalization of marijuana would save money on the war on drugs, offer many other economic benefits, reduce the gratuitous amount of crime revolving around one of America’s top cash crop, and open up a new field of potential medicines containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana.
Every year the United States government spends billions of dollars to fund the war on drugs, which is conducted mainly by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). More specifically, the extremely well-funded Domestic Marijuana Eradication/Suppression Program (DCESP) is the portion of the DEA that specifically deals with the enforcement of
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