Higher

The topic of one group’s presentation was marijuana. The members of this group were proponents for the legalization of marijuana. They reviewed the facts of the harm that marijuana does and found that there were no adverse effects and no deaths that can be directly attributed to the use of marijuana. The group also explored the benefits that marijuana would have on our society if it were legalized. The legalization of marijuana would save millions of dollars in law enforcement and would also generate millions in new revenue from the sales of marijuana and marijuana related products. I agree completely with the views of this group. I feel that the legalization marijuana would prevent the incarceration of many young African Americans who are arrested more time for possession of amounts used for personal consumption than users of crack and heroine. If America follows countries that have legalized and regulated use such as the Netherlands, or even federal decriminalization such as in many countries throughout the world people will be free to continue to use a drug that is as socially accepted as alcohol and more accepted that cigarettes. Personally I feel that too many people view marijuana as taboo due to propaganda and misinformation about it. If Americans are proper educated about the topic instead of making ignorant assumptions the people will know that there is nothing wrong with marijuana. Marijuana isn’t physically addictive like most other drugs the only addiction comes from the psychological dependency that can come from anything such as eating or watching tv. Marijuana is not the enemy it is here to stay and even when our president has publicaly admitted to smoking weed we must open our eyes and realize “because everything’s better when your high”-Wiz Khalifa.