Legalizing Marijuana - State and Federal Law

... has been stated is true. However, the number of raids, sting operations, and arrests has been considerably less these past four years. Prior to 2008, approximately 25 to 30 percent of all medical Marijuana dispensaries were raided and/or closed annually (Porter, 2012); and federal law enforcement agencies made almost four times as many arrests of individuals for possession of small amounts ... (e.g., less than one once) of Marijuana for medical use. The federal government has slowly changed their focus from the small, medically prescribed users ... a result of the President of the Unite...

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... the information given, I would have to conclude that legalizing marijuana would have little to no effect in reducing crime. Another claim that legalization supporters make is that prison overcrowding would decrease. The statement has been made for several years, by groups ranging from law enforcement to political, that our local, state, and federal prisons are running out of room because of the ... number of people incarcerated for drug-related offenses. Now, advocates for the legalization of marijuana have arrived at a solution: Make the drug legal and that will decrease the prison popu...

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... rumor of leading to bronchitis or chronic inflammation because the "Beneficial compounds in the marijuana smoke cancel out the ill effects" (Brownstein, line77). Marijuana can be mostly looked at as a positive aspect to most people and citizens but can also help the federal government and state with the revenue of legalizing marijuana. In most cases the country is making millions in taxes off the sale of ... the spending used to fight against the war on drugs. Smith states that with bringing marijuana out from the black markets and into the public can save the country money from spendin...

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... are several benefits with the legalization of marijuana and some of which include: making our streets and homes safer, increasing the economy's revenue, putting an end to prison overcrowding, saving our tax money, crippling organized crime, promoting health and safety, reducing official corruption, and using marijuana for medicinal purposes. Legalizing marijuana would first greatly increase our economy's revenue and promote consumer health and safety. Economically, the production of drugs in ... of money spent on law enforcement efforts to apprehend and prosecute users and sellers of ma...

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... is evidence proving the immensity of this controversial issue which so many are concerned. My proposition would be to legislate a law permitting the restricted use of marijuana. It is hard to decide what a proper minimum age should be for the purchase of marijuana. It is not as potentially dangerous to minors as alcohol can be but at the same time it has intoxicating ... out to $1.20-$2.40 per ounce, a breathtaking 100- to 300-fold reduction from today's illicit prices (Gieringer). Any smoker would gladly pay ei! ghty or ninety percent less for their marijuana. Since legalizing marijuan...

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... inmates in state prisons and half of those in federal prisons are serving time for drug offense,"" says the Times. Federal and state prisons hold 1.6 million prisoners at an average cost of $25,000 a year per prisoner. That's $40 billion. "(Richardson).Legalizing would bring "nation's largest cash crop " under rule of law.(drugpolicy.org) Nearly 40 billion dollars would be made by the legalization and taxation of marijuana, also new ... sources of jobs in stores and farms.(Richardson) Agriculture production would increase ... ...

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... purposes because federal law includes it in Schedule I, a category for drugs deemed unsafe, highly subject to abuse, and possessing no medicinal value. After many scientific researches and people investigating the evidence, this has been proven to be quite inaccurate. First of all, Francis L. Young, the Drug Enforcement Administration's chief administrative law judge, concluded not only that marijuana's medical utility ... a majority of votes in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington state. Also, numerous organizations have recent...

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... of it by responsible adults. There are several advantages to legalizing marijuana. Besides the recreational values, it's been proven to have certain positive medicinal values. It can also create a whole new source or revenue in taxes to the federal and state governments. What's more, current funding for the persecution and prosecution of marijuana smuggling, growing, selling, and using could be used, perhaps more effectively, in other areas. Those ... health issues that have yet to be proven convincingly. Others, make the claim that the legalization of marijuana would actually bring an ...

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... " (www.mpp.org/states/despite.html). This cannot be allowed to happening in our country today. Our state legislature is going against federal law. There are hundreds of Americans using marijuana despite federal law. Who has the right to choose what people can break a federal law. Former presidents were out to "fight the war on drugs." But now the government is trying to say that ok you are ... THC in sesame oil put in gel capsule form (www.mpp.org/states/despite.html). This pill is a safer and more ethical answer to the problem. Furthermore what kind of message would this be sending to t...

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