I think it should be legal its been shown that it doesnt have hardly any negative effects on people.
Marijuana
When Obama was first elected, he held an online poll for what he would talk about in a national address. Of the 600,000 responses, the legalization of marijuana was the most requested. He shrugged it off as a joke, but shouldn't something this popular be taken a little more seriously?
With the country in its biggest recession in years, bailouts being handed out like condoms in high school, businesses sinking faster than Borack's approval rating, and plenty of other metaphors for a failing economy, America needs something to jumpstart it's economic recovery. Why not profit from the most widely used ellicit drug in the United States? Over 83 million people over the age of 12 have already tried it, and several million do it daily.
If taxed similarly to alcohol and tobacco (which are two businesses that aren't suffering), marijuana is estimated to bring in $6.2 million annually. With the money being wasted on incarcerating marijuna-related offenses (about $7.7 billion/year), we could cause a nearly $14 billion dollar/year swing in the economy.
Another factor is the amount of jobs that could be made available. Thousands of jobs could be generated from making more work for the American farmer, managing the dispenseries, and the processing and manufacturing of hemp products that we constantly have to outsource to use. Hemp, by the way, is a $500 billion dollar/year cash crop and we aren't making any use of it.
Its medical uses have been widely documented and we now know of over 250medical conditions marijuana can be used to treat. Unfortunately, only 14 states have allowed its use. You don't hate sick people, do you? Then why would you deny people a chance to get better?
From strictly a fiscal standpoint, marijuana should be legalized in America to help us out of the recession. When you combine all the money saved for housing these prisoners, the medicinal uses, the hemp products, and the thousands of jobs that could be created from pot, there's no real reason to prohibit its use.
"When I was a kid, I inhaled frequently. That was the point."
-Borack Obama, President of the United States
With the country in its biggest recession in years, bailouts being handed out like condoms in high school, businesses sinking faster than Borack's approval rating, and plenty of other metaphors for a failing economy, America needs something to jumpstart it's economic recovery. Why not profit from the most widely used ellicit drug in the United States? Over 83 million people over the age of 12 have already tried it, and several million do it daily.
If taxed similarly to alcohol and tobacco (which are two businesses that aren't suffering), marijuana is estimated to bring in $6.2 million annually. With the money being wasted on incarcerating marijuna-related offenses (about $7.7 billion/year), we could cause a nearly $14 billion dollar/year swing in the economy.
Another factor is the amount of jobs that could be made available. Thousands of jobs could be generated from making more work for the American farmer, managing the dispenseries, and the processing and manufacturing of hemp products that we constantly have to outsource to use. Hemp, by the way, is a $500 billion dollar/year cash crop and we aren't making any use of it.
Its medical uses have been widely documented and we now know of over 250medical conditions marijuana can be used to treat. Unfortunately, only 14 states have allowed its use. You don't hate sick people, do you? Then why would you deny people a chance to get better?
From strictly a fiscal standpoint, marijuana should be legalized in America to help us out of the recession. When you combine all the money saved for housing these prisoners, the medicinal uses, the hemp products, and the thousands of jobs that could be created from pot, there's no real reason to prohibit its use.
"When I was a kid, I inhaled frequently. That was the point."
-Borack Obama, President of the United States
Some Not-So-Shocking Statistics
68,000-75,000 people are incarcerated for marijuana-related offense--90% of which are nonviolent crimes.
$7.7 billion is spent annually on prohibition enforcement
If taxed like alcohol and cigarettes, marijuana could generate $6.2 billion annually.
Worldwide, hemp is a $500,000,000,000 cash crop, but our laws keep us from taking advantage of it.
Medicinally, marijuana can be used to treat over 250 medical conditions.
$7.7 billion is spent annually on prohibition enforcement
If taxed like alcohol and cigarettes, marijuana could generate $6.2 billion annually.
Worldwide, hemp is a $500,000,000,000 cash crop, but our laws keep us from taking advantage of it.
Medicinally, marijuana can be used to treat over 250 medical conditions.
3.16.2010
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