Persuasive Essay On Legalizing Marijuana
Marijuana should be legalized
David Williams
DeVry University
Professor Harris
1/28/11
Persuasive Essay
Drugs have always been a problem In America. Some are legal like Tylenol or Advil others are illegal like crack cocaine, and heroin. One of the oldest drugs that have been in existence is marijuana, or as some like to call “weed” or “pot”. Unlike the other drugs that have been stated Marijuana should be legalized because it’s natural, its sale will increase revenue, and legalizing it will reduce the nation’s crime rate.
Like tobacco and alcohol marijuana is natural. Marijuana is a naturally grown plant just like tobacco is. It’s not some chemical that man has made like other drugs. It’s a plant that has been here for ages just like the tobacco plant. People say marijuana has a bad effect on a person, but so does alcohol and tobacco. They also say the tobacco doesn’t give a person a high, but alcohol does. Some also go to say that marijuana destroy homes because of the addiction. People get addicted to alcohol and it also can also destroy a family or a person’s life. So why is alcohol legal and not marijuana? …show more content…
If marijuana were legal it would reduce crime rate.
Times are hard and it’s hard for people to get jobs especially when they have a criminal record. Some people like to take the easy way out and just sell drugs for a living. By it being illegal, when they get caught either the run from the cops, shoot at the cops, or surrender and get arrested. All of these are crimes, but it could be prevented if marijuana were legal. It would also reduce gang violence because gangs are always fighting for territory of spots to sell marijuana. If there were regular shops and stores selling it as a product, there really wouldn’t be any territory to fight
about.
Legalizing marijuana would also increase the states revenue. It would do that by creating jobs for citizens. Someone has to grow it; someone has to sell it or some store has to distribute it. Instead of it being drug dealer on the street would be in the store working and producing it in factories. Since it would be legal, the state would be able to tax it which means the state would prosper from the product.
In conclusion Marijuana should be legal because it would help more than hurt. Instead of struggling trying to stop the people from selling it, it would be a lot easier to just make it legal and sell it. There’s nothing wrong with giving the people more jobs by adding and new product to the market. People would have the chance really become an entrepreneur and run their own business. If that can turn drugs dealers into CEO’s then why not? Legalizing Marijuana doesn’t sound that bad after all.
Outline
I. Like alcohol and Tobacco Marijuana is natural
A. Grows natural
B. Side effects
II. If Marijuana was legal the nation’s crime rate would reduce.
A. Number of arrest
B. Reduce gang Violence
III. Legalizing Marijuana would increase the state’s revenue
A. Jobs
B. Taxes.
David Williams
DeVry University
Professor Harris
1/28/11
Persuasive Essay
Drugs have always been a problem In America. Some are legal like Tylenol or Advil others are illegal like crack cocaine, and heroin. One of the oldest drugs that have been in existence is marijuana, or as some like to call “weed” or “pot”. Unlike the other drugs that have been stated Marijuana should be legalized because it’s natural, its sale will increase revenue, and legalizing it will reduce the nation’s crime rate.
Like tobacco and alcohol marijuana is natural. Marijuana is a naturally grown plant just like tobacco is. It’s not some chemical that man has made like other drugs. It’s a plant that has been here for ages just like the tobacco plant. People say marijuana has a bad effect on a person, but so does alcohol and tobacco. They also say the tobacco doesn’t give a person a high, but alcohol does. Some also go to say that marijuana destroy homes because of the addiction. People get addicted to alcohol and it also can also destroy a family or a person’s life. So why is alcohol legal and not marijuana? …show more content…
If marijuana were legal it would reduce crime rate.
Times are hard and it’s hard for people to get jobs especially when they have a criminal record. Some people like to take the easy way out and just sell drugs for a living. By it being illegal, when they get caught either the run from the cops, shoot at the cops, or surrender and get arrested. All of these are crimes, but it could be prevented if marijuana were legal. It would also reduce gang violence because gangs are always fighting for territory of spots to sell marijuana. If there were regular shops and stores selling it as a product, there really wouldn’t be any territory to fight
about.
Legalizing marijuana would also increase the states revenue. It would do that by creating jobs for citizens. Someone has to grow it; someone has to sell it or some store has to distribute it. Instead of it being drug dealer on the street would be in the store working and producing it in factories. Since it would be legal, the state would be able to tax it which means the state would prosper from the product.
In conclusion Marijuana should be legal because it would help more than hurt. Instead of struggling trying to stop the people from selling it, it would be a lot easier to just make it legal and sell it. There’s nothing wrong with giving the people more jobs by adding and new product to the market. People would have the chance really become an entrepreneur and run their own business. If that can turn drugs dealers into CEO’s then why not? Legalizing Marijuana doesn’t sound that bad after all.
Outline
I. Like alcohol and Tobacco Marijuana is natural
A. Grows natural
B. Side effects
II. If Marijuana was legal the nation’s crime rate would reduce.
A. Number of arrest
B. Reduce gang Violence
III. Legalizing Marijuana would increase the state’s revenue
A. Jobs
B. Taxes.