Contrary to popular belief, marijuana is a less dangerous drug than our government and right-winged politicians have previously preached. In fact, in the United Kingdom, it has been proposed to change marijuana from a class B drug to a class C drug because it is far less destructive than the class it is currently in represents. Alcohol is in fact more dangerous for humans than marijuana. It is nearly impossible for one to overdose on marijuana and die. Alcohol poisoning kills more people every year than all illegal drugs combined. An analysis on deaths in the United States from 1971 to 1998 has shown that of all illegal drug related deaths, marijuana is responsible for 0.000054% of all deaths. Out of the 44,727 drug related deaths (which include glue sniffing, use of opiates, etc.), 23 were related to marijuana (meaning that marijuana was present either at time of death or in th

The legalizations of this substance can have many benefits to the common good of all people. Legalization of cannabis could help our economy, fix prison overcrowding, as well as aid those who could benefit from the substance medically. Our government currently spends over $19 billion a year on the drug war. Of this, over half goes toward enforcement while less than a quarter actually goes to prevention and treatment. This seems to be an awful waste of money that could be allocated more efficiently else ware. As it has been shown, marijuana is the most popular drug in the US. Logically, the majority of enforcement will be used on marijuana. A study by The RAND Corporation has shown that drug law enforcement costs 15 times more than drug treatment to achieve the same results in society. If we reduce spending by initiating more programs that accomplish the same result that their more expensive counterparts do, we can save billions of dollars that could go to other expenditures like highway management or education.

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