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Pro Legalizing Marijuana

Introduction

The debate about legalizing marijuana is generates much discussion. There are lobbyists trying to decriminalize the possession and the use of the substance. Yet not many people understand the advantages that this initiatives promises to bring with itself. For people it is nothing more than a weed that affects the functions of the brain and gets people high. This perception comes from years of coverage of its negative effects and a lack of research about the possible health and economic benefits (Rosenthal, pp. 111). In the United States and other countries there are organizations that are engaged in promotion of the legalization of marijuana.

Discussion

With the legalization of marijuana a part of the business of drug trafficking will end, as it will become more accessible and without any legal problem. Legalization would create jobs in a new area of business or the holding of cannabis products. The cannabis industry recreational, medical, and industrial and food could also generate revenue for the state (www.alternet.org).

In case of its legalization, one can produce large scale market with profits for the states. The legalization of marijuana would have the advantages that we can all imagine, greater product quality, as this would not be adulterated because will go through certain health checks, a much lower cost, because there would be many intermediaries. It would also put an end to the black market and drug trafficking networks (www.about.com).

For the legalization of marijuana to be successful, the government will be forced to tax marijuana, but the tax will be far below the price of crops to eliminate the accompanying black market. This negative aspect allows more young children to be damaged at an early age of marijuana. It affects children more than adults, because by the time one of their adult brains is already fully ...