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Jay
turn into junkies as I have puffed for 3 years and have never taken any other illegal drug or substance in my life - so legalize dope - were not the same as other drug adddicts
O3/31/00
Lets fire one up for America
Sheba, Lamotta, Refer, Pot, Chronic, Blunt, Bud, Grass, and Hemp are some of the words that people use when talking about marijuana. However, when it comes down to smoking marijuana there is always different perspective. Some people think it should be legal while others think its better off illegal. The people that think it should stay illegal probably have good reason. For example, one person might say that marijuana is a gateway drug or that pot has bad side effects. Also, there is the question about smoking and driving while being stoned. So lets take a minute to touch down on this subject end then I will show you how we can benefit from the legalization of marijuana.
First there is the people who believe that the use of marijuana will lead to the use of harder drugs like cocaine, heroin, acid, mushrooms, peyote and PCP. Although, I know plenty of people that smoke only marijuana because they consider it a liter drug. Also, they have given up drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes and other drugs because they claim it's to hard on the system and is made by man.
Next, these people are also concerned about driving under the influence. In addition people are arrested every day for DUI. But how many DUI's are because of marijuana? Better yet, how many times have someone heard about vehicle homicide while stoned on marijuana? Honestly, I have never heard of any accident. When someone smokes a joint because the effects are much less than alcohol. For example, he or she would not stumble around, and they are able to see straight without being of balanced. Otherwise, if someone is caught smoking while driven, fine him or her and treat it like you would alcohol. Also, I would rather see someone smoking a joint then drinking any day because I know what the effects are of being high versus being drunk. Yet, I still would not condone either one while driving.
Another, reason people might be against marijuana is because it is bad for there health. Well, I am going to agree with them, marijuana has to have some side effect like all drugs. However, there are other drugs out there that are legal and much harder on the body. Yet, people think it is right to sell speed, diet pills, downers, sleeping pills, anti-depressants, pain pills, muscle relaxers, cigarettes, dip and not to mention alcohol. Meanwhile, everybody acts like they have never heard about liver and kidney damage, high blood pressure and heart attacks. Yet, doctors say marijuana can cause lung cancer, which is inconclusive there is no real evidence following those accusation. So if someone is going to smoke something that might cause damage why does it have to be man made with a lot of side effects while marijuana comes straight from the earth, no ingredients added and only one health risk, lung cancer.
Next to the first type of people stand the second type people, the dope smokers. However, there would be a lot more people standing beside the so-called potheads if they knew what could be done if marijuana would be legalized. Such as, the solution to the over crowded problem in prison. Also create new jobs and help America with its tax deficit. How could marijuana help anyone out that much? Well it's very simple; the plan could go something like this.
First there are thousands of people in prison for committing victimless crimes while child sex abusers, murderers and rapist walk the streets and get another shot to destroy another generation. Why do I say generation? The reason is that when someone is murdered or a child is sexually abused the whole generation suffers until they die. This is no ones fault accept for the government because there is just not enough room in prison for everybody. As a result, why not legalize marijuana and free up some rooms for those criminals that work hard to stay there. In addition, this will help the police man consecrate on the harder drugs that should stay outlawed and at the same time save the tax payers money which brings me to the next reason.
Second, America has a tax deficit problem and marijuana could be the quick fix. Specifically, be the taxing of marijuana. How could marijuana be taxed? The plan is simple. These stores that sells marijuana has to pay a tax on the product. The people that grow it would have to have a license. The license would be divided into two groups, home growers and farmers. The price of the license would very depending on the size of the product that the farmer markets or how many adults live in a house. One might say, "Well every body would try and grow it to save money". On the other hand every body has a choice to go hunting and grow there own vegetables but it never happens because growing and hunting is just not an easy thing to do. As a bonus the government gets to tax the employment that they have created. For example, the employee's pay would be taxed. In addition, this brings us to the next reason, employment.
Third, marijuana should be legalized for employment purposes. Such as the new jobs that would be recognized as the Regulators, a government employed person, who backs up the tax laws set fourth by the government. Second type of employment would be a hemp factory, which will also save exploit cost. The last reason, which is very important to me, is the farmers. The farmers are hurting bad and marijuana could pull them out of the slump. Furthermore, the government can tax all of the new employment and give raises to all of the police officers.
On the other hand, who would lose out if marijuana were legalized? First, the drug dealers that are making money under the table would be out of business. The farmers in other countries that are growing pot for free. Also, the government would lose out because they would lose a lot of tax right off. The person that loses out the most is the hard-core felon, which has a chance to really PAY FOR the crime. Government could spend more time on the real drug