The Benefits of Legalization Marijuana

The Benefits of Legalization Marijuana There are many political groups and religious group that ague against the legalization of marijuana. They state that there are no benefits in legalizing the drugs but researches and economist disagree with that report. There are many benefits in the legalization. The first one is the enormous affect that it could have on the economy growth of the United States. A Harvard University professor of economic Jeffrey Miron , has crunched the numbers and he’s determined that legalizing marijuana would save $7. billion annually in money spent on enforcing dope laws. (www. 1st marijuanagrowerspage. com) and if the fed taxed marijuana at the rate comparable to cigarettes and boozes, another 6. 2 billion would come rolling in and the states could use that for the improvement of education along with building new highways and other economic development. (Joe Klein) Let’s address some of the other benefits that can be gained from the legalization of marijuana. Legalizing Marijuana would create a new multi- billion dollar industry in the United States with substances that can be taxed by the government thereby generating more money to fund government programs and create more government jobs. (Joshua Saldevar) The processing of the marijuana could also lead to million in job; you would need people to work in the warehouse where they process the drug also this would lead to other jobs for people in marketing, packing, truck drivers, agriculture, and advertising just to name a few. Could marijuana be the answer to the economic misery facing California? Democratic state assemblyman Tom Ammiano thinks so. Ammiano introduced legislation last month that would legalize pot and allow the state to regulate and tax its sale- a move that could mean billions of dollars for the cash strapped state. (www. time. com) Marijuana is California biggest cash crop, responsible for $14 billion a year in sales, dwarfing the state’s second largest agricultural commodity-milk and cream- which brings largest agricultural commodity-milk and cream- Which brings in 7. billion a year, according to the most recent USDA statistics. The state’s tax collectors estimate the bill would bring in about $1. 3 billion a year in much needed revenue, offsetting some of the billions of dollars in service cuts and spending reductions outlined in the recently approved state budget. (www. time. com) The second benefit of legalization of marijuana is the agriculture advantages of growing it. Growing an outdoor marijuana crop has been the favored method over the years, because marijuana seems to grow better without as much attention when in its natural habitat. www. 1stmarijuanagrowerpage. com Marijuana’s legalization would simply the development of the hemp as a valuable and diverse agricultural crop in the United States, including its development as a new bio-fuel to reduce carbon emissions. Canada and European countries have managed to support legal hemp cultivation without legalizing marijuana, but in the United States opposition to legal marijuana remains the biggest obstacle to development of industrial hemp as a valuable agricultural commodity. As Us energy policy continues to embrace and promote the development of bio-fuels as an alternative to oil dependency and a way to reduce carbon emissions, it is all the more important to develop industrial hemp as bio-fuel source- especially since use of hemp stalks as a fuel sources will not increase demand and prices for food, such as corn. (The top ten reasons Marijuana should be legal) Legalization of marijuana will greatly simplify the regulatory burden on prospective hemp cultivation in the United States This is a product that can be planted inside or outside. The third benefit consists of how the drug is used to treat a different variety of medical conditions. There is evidence that marijuana relieves spasticity produced by multiple sclerosis (MS0 and partial spinal cord injury is largely anecdotal. (U. S. National Institutes of Health Panel) Preclinical evidence suggests a possible role for cannabinoids in the treatment of the epilepsies, particularly generalized and partial tonic-clonic seizures. There is scant information on the use of marijuana or other cannabinoids for the actual treatment of epilepsy. ((U. S. National Institutes of Health Panel) Research also shows that marijuana is used to control nausea and vomiting following anti-cancer therapy. The drug is also used for appetite stimulation in aids patients. Marijuana is also used for people with depression. (U. S. National Institutes of Health Panel) Smoking marijuana has been shown to lower intraocular pressure in subjects with normal IOP and patients with glaucoma. Here are some more benefits. A regulated, legal market in marijuana would reduce marijuana sales and use among teenagers, as well as reduce their exposure to other drugs in the illegal market. The illegality of marijuana makes it more valuable than if it were legal, providing opportunities for teenagers to make easy money selling it to their friends. If the excessive profits for marijuana sales were ended through legalization there would be less incentive for teens to sell it to one another. Teenage use of alcohol and tobacco remain serious public health problems even though those drugs are legal for adults, however, the availability of alcohol and tobacco is not made even more widespread by providing kids with economic incentive to sell either one to their friends and peeps. The top ten reasons marijuana should be legal) Legalized marijuana would reduce the flow of money from the American economy to international criminal gangs. Marijuana’s illegality make foreign cultivation and smuggling to the United States extremely profitable, sending billions of dollars overseas in an underground economy while diverting funds from productive economic development. ( The top ten reasons marijuana should be legal) In conclusion there are so many people favor legalizing the drug because it could help strength our economy along with putting American back to work in these difficult and dark times. Scientist is finding new ways to use marijuana in the medical field every day. It’s worth taking a look at and weighing all the options. I think that there are too many benefits that can help our country and other countries. Even the politician in Washington DC is willing to look at what can be gained by legalizing marijuana. Strengthen our economy is essential to the survival of our country. Reference page Jul 28, Black community spit over legalizing marijuana tells me more: Newspapersource plus Feb 25, 2009 Mike Moffatt Time to legalize Marijuana: CBSNews. com/Stories April 02, 2009 Joe Klein why legalizing marijuana makes sense: Time. com www. 1stmarijuanagrowerspage. com August 8, 1997 U. S. national Institutes of health: Medical uses of Marijuana September 1, 2007: The top ten reasons marijuana should be legal

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