the government just seems to always decline. I feel that marijuana should be legalized.

There are many reasons for and against legalization, but the arguments for it outweigh the

arguments against it. I believe marijuana should be legalized for three main reasons.

Legalization will bring in much needed tax dollars, it will free up prisons and their

resources, and it will save the U.S tons of money.

If marijuana is legalized, it can be taxed by the federal government, like alcohol

and cigarettes are now. If this is done, not only will the government save millions of

dollars on searching for marijuana, the government will make billions of dollars off the sale

of marijuana which can be used for drug education programs to help educate the youth of

America. In the United States, all levels of government (federal, state, and local

authorities) participate in the "War on Drugs." We currently spend billions of dollars every

year to chase peaceful people who happen to like to get high. These people get locked up

in prison and the taxpayers have to foot the bill. We have to pay for food, housing, health

someone in jail." If these criminals were released, jails would be much less crowded and

This money could go to drug treatment and prevention, but instead it goes to keeping

Organized by SSDP National Director Shawn Heller, with the help of Carolyn Lunman

to keep just one criminal in jail. That's more than twice the amount citizens spend on

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