Is marijuana as bad as society makes it out to be? Since the 1930’s marijuana has been illegal in the United States. That being said it’s somehow America’s number one cash crop. The legalization of marijuana would help the economy get a jump start in the right direction. Imagine if we were to legalize and tax it, the government would make tons of profit and we could start paying off this $16 trillion-dollar national debt.
You never hear about the positives effects marijuana can have on society. Many musicians admit that cannabis helps them get creative with their music and opens their minds to new ideas and concepts. Many cancer patients have used medical marijuana as a way of dealing with nausea after treatment or stimulation their appetite and also helped patients with Multiple Sclerosis. The point is people have benefited from marijuana whether it was for medical or recreational use. The war on drugs is a complete failure. It’s done nothing but waste tax payers dollars, fill prisons with non violent criminals, and create a black market. Legalizing marijuana you cut a huge percent of their profits for the whole country and political power, otherwise the black market is going to stay around as long as it can. They think legalizing this drug would expose more children and teens to it. A drug dealer doesn’t check for ID like a cashier would if it was to be sold in a store. The news of medical marijuana as a treatment and pain relieve is nothing new. Patients describe marijuana as the only drug that has treatment advantages over prescription and medical treatment. However, the chance of overdosing on marijuana is slim to none. There has never been an overdose death on marijuana in history, while there reportedly, countless overdosing deaths on alcohol consumption. In the dawn of time, the use of marijuana embarked as a healing herb an recreational drug. There is a long history of cannabis use: the plant named Cannabis dates back to 2737 B.C. when the Chinese emperor and pharmacologist used it for gout, malaria, beriberi, rheumatism, and also memory problems even though the pain relief was temporary. Once all the facts are known, it becomes clear that America’s laws