Decriminalize Marijuana
Overall right now the sale, use, and possession of marijuana is illegal under federal law in the United States. Yet the federal government does allow a state to decriminalize marijuana provided there is a regulatory system in place. Marijuana is now legal in Colorado, Oregon, Alaska, and Washington. Yet in all of the other 46 states in the US marijuana is illegal. But to a certain degree, the laws regarding possession and intake of marijuana drastically differ from state to state. The fact that the law is not consistent is extremely problematic. This is equivalent to telling your kids, young cousins, nieces and nephews, or children you babysit that it's ok to to swing on the swings at the park by your house but not ok to swing at the park by
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But many people think marijuana is a gateway drug. This is false, Marijuana really became illegal in 1956 with the Boggs Act of 1952 and the Narcotics Control Act of 1956, this enhancement of federal law created the down spiral of marijuana. Because people couldn't no longer smoke, obtain, grow, or sell marijuana they turned to creating chemical concoctions producing the harder drugs we know today like cocaine and meth. Because marijuana was illegal and natural making it harder to grow and sell these new harmful chemical drugs became an easier option to, produce, and use. Marijuana can't be a gateway drug to these other harmful drugs if the criminalization of marijuana conjured up these harmful substances to replace it. Beyond that look was we saw in prohibition when alcohol became illegal in the 1920s, this seemed to cause more reckless drinking, alcohol poisoning, and alcohol related deaths, but since the current laws and legalization its became regulated and contained. To add on to that thought many individuals see un attentive workers and laziness as an issue if we legalize marijuana. The same things can be said about alcohol, because factually they are both depressant drugs, but again that is legal as o this moment in history.
Our marijuana laws are unfair, we should legalize marijuana to help our economy, make the drug safer, help people with serious medical issues, and make sure everyone has the option to swing at any playground
But many people think marijuana is a gateway drug. This is false, Marijuana really became illegal in 1956 with the Boggs Act of 1952 and the Narcotics Control Act of 1956, this enhancement of federal law created the down spiral of marijuana. Because people couldn't no longer smoke, obtain, grow, or sell marijuana they turned to creating chemical concoctions producing the harder drugs we know today like cocaine and meth. Because marijuana was illegal and natural making it harder to grow and sell these new harmful chemical drugs became an easier option to, produce, and use. Marijuana can't be a gateway drug to these other harmful drugs if the criminalization of marijuana conjured up these harmful substances to replace it. Beyond that look was we saw in prohibition when alcohol became illegal in the 1920s, this seemed to cause more reckless drinking, alcohol poisoning, and alcohol related deaths, but since the current laws and legalization its became regulated and contained. To add on to that thought many individuals see un attentive workers and laziness as an issue if we legalize marijuana. The same things can be said about alcohol, because factually they are both depressant drugs, but again that is legal as o this moment in history.
Our marijuana laws are unfair, we should legalize marijuana to help our economy, make the drug safer, help people with serious medical issues, and make sure everyone has the option to swing at any playground