The Role Of Legalizing Marijuana In The United States

The legalization of marijuana in The United States would be able to benefit the nation in multiple ways. Prohibition on cannabis costs taxpayers around $42 billion dollars every year. Legalizing marijuana and establishing appropriate regulations for the use and distribution of marijuana, would allow for ample money to be saved and put into the economy. Law enforcement would also be able to focus on more serious crimes, rather than imprisoning someone for possession of the controlled substance. Marijuana could be the nation's biggest cash crop since cotton. Legalizing marijuana would boost the economy, create jobs, reduce court costs, and allow the local and state governments to acquire new sources of tax revenue from regulated marijuana sales.