... also noted that "there is a tremendous profit motive for the existing black market providers to stay in the market, as they can still cover their costs of production and make a nice profit." Legalizing marijuana would also place a dual burden on the government of regulating a new legal market, while continuing to pay for the negative side effects associated with an underground market, whose providers have little ... truth based upon historical fact is that prohibition actually did work, as evidenced by another statement from ("Speaking out against," 2010): "Claims that prohibition didn'...

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... claim thousands of lives a year in the international black market demand for marijuana. However, these deaths are due to the effects of intimidation, high demand, and greed, not as a result of the effects of smoking marijuana. The 2011 FARS data report generated by the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) ... dangerous health risk and side effects, than marijuana. The American people and the federal government are feeling the sting of an economic down fall. Nature has provided a way for the federal government to stop the stinging, legalizing marijuana, its side effect...

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... claim thousands of lives a year in the international black market demand for marijuana. However, these deaths are due to the effects of intimidation, high demand, and greed, not as a result of the effects of smoking marijuana. The 2011 FARS data report generated by the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) ... dangerous health risk and side effects, than marijuana. The American people and the federal government are feeling the sting of an economic down fall. Nature has provided a way for the federal government to stop the stinging, legalizing marijuana, its side effect...

• Word Count: 2966
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate