Recent legislation has gave the legalization of marijuana hope. After a recent tax on marijuana has passed it is my opinion that it wont be long until we see marijuana stores on every street corner. Which i am sure that this will send a lot of people jumping for joy. However in my opinion there are some things about the legalization of marijuana that bothers me. The first is the fact that it is a gate way drug. If the government is going to allow people to smoke themselves stupid just so they can make a quick buck, what else will they legalize? Crack , Cocaine, Speed. It is hard to tell what this country will do to try and get us out of are current economic state. I have to wonder if we live in a country where they put the wealth of Americans before there health how can we survive?
The other thing that bothers me is how do you tell who can buy marijuana? I mean are we going to allow anyone to buy it? Is 18 going to be the age? or is it 21? How old do you have to be to buy an herb? These are all questions that raise concerns and because of these questions it will be hard to get marijuana legal.
I want to end this by saying i love freedom. I would do anything in my power to protect this freedom, if i thought it was actually in danger. However did anyone ever think about the fact that if the government taxes marijuana, is that not like taking away a piece of are freedom. Think about it.
Interesting post. In my opinion marijuana definitely should be legalized because legalization leads to regulations. Much like prostitution in Amsterdam, the legalization of marijuana will allow the government to control standards nationwide.
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