In fact Marijuana use has increased from 1990 to 2000. ... In 2000 that number had increased to an estimated four out of ten people in use of Marijuana. ... Then, just as it does with its other goods, the government could heavily tax Marijuana, increasing our country's revenue. ... Making Marijuana legal would greatly reduce the vast amounts of money spent on drug law enforcement every year. ... The legalization would reduce the amount of time and money spent on law enforcement by more than a half. ...

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Some other benifits are relief from nausea and increased appetite which can play a good role when it comes to eating disorders. Many people believe legalization will lead to an increase in crime rate. ... Also think of the money the government could make off that billions of dollars. ... The usual most noticeable effect is intensification of sensation and increased clarity of perception. ... Why spend money trying to stop something that cant be stopped and start making money from it. ...

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First, there is great amount of money they could save by legalizing pot. Secondly, there is the fact that prohibition is not working and the amount of pot smoker's increase every year. ... This is money that the government could be making if they would only realize that marijuana should be legal. ... Also one must consider the amount of money spent every year on programs like D.A.R.E. In February 2001, D.A.R.E. received 13.7 million dollars to design a new program to increase education about drug abuse. ...

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Some short term effects include increased hunger, sleepiness, and delayed reaction time; these effects vary from person to person. ... Politically wise, some people believe marijuana should be legalized in order to free up government money that is currently going towards the fight against marijuana. ... If marijuana were made legal, it would free up a large amount of government money, approximately $700 million annually. This money may be used for more significant reasons such as defense for America. ...

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Some of these facts are that over time marijuana has stayed the same or even done the opposite when hard drugs have increased or decreased, a 1988 study shows marijuana users showed an increase in awareness of white blood cells which directly fight germs and are the main source of your immune system, researchers have found no difference in the IQ of those who were born to mothers who used marijuana while pregnant and of those who did not, a lab tested the use of marijuana and the effect of brain damage among rodents and monkeys, they had to be given two-hundred times the amount of marijuana th...

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The second important reason that marijuana should be legal is that it would save the government a lot of money. ... Taxpayers money goes towards paying for food, housing, healthcare, attorneys fees, court costs and other expenses to lock these so called criminals up. In addition if marijuana were legal the government would be able to place taxes on it and use that money to pay for effective drug education programs and other important causes. ... In fact several theories suggest prohibition might actually increase drug use. ...

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As a current member of MOCAM, Mothers Of Christianity Against Marijuana, I feel marijuana should not be legalized because it leads to harder drugs, will increase the amount of users, and send the children of America a message of death. ... If America were to legalize marijuana, the amount of users will increase ten fold! ... Auto accidents will increase. ... We must keep spending ridiculous amounts of money on the anti-marijuana effort. ...

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Drug trafficking will increase and violent crimes as well. ... I believe that crime could possibly increase, however, over time it would decrease once society and law officials adapt to the legalization. ... The U.S. government is spending way too much money trying to control a drug which is incredibly hard to control and not worth the time. ...

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Drug laws have created corruption, violence, increased street crime, and disrespect for the criminal justice system. ... It dramatically increases the pulse rate and blood pressure during use. If marijuana is legalized, many project that lung cancer will increase as the amount of marijuana use increases (Miner 44). ... Along with these myths come the false belief that crime will increase if marijuana is legalized. ... This war on drugs is wasting the money, as well as the lives of American people. ...

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Tax, export, make money II. ... Such as, liver cirrhosis, increased stroke risk, decreased mental performance, heart disease, peptic ulcers, hepatitis and various forms of cancer. Marijuana causes increased heart rate, blood pressure, and stress. ... The legislative branch should be in pot smoking American's favor excitedly for the reason they say its legal money comes in and they get a pay raise. Yes, money talks as the saying goes; but people in our world today prefer to be praised than paid - in this case they would gladly receive both. ...

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Many opposers to legalization argue that if marijuana was legal then crime rate will increase, much more car accidents would occur, marijuana use would lead to more harsher drug use, and that marijuana has no medicinal value. ... What the gateway theory presents as a causal explanation is a statistical association between common drugs and uncommon drugs, an association that changes over time as different drugs increase and decrease in prevalence. ... Television ads and the current Bush administration are saying that buying illegal drugs help put money into the terrorists' hands. ...

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Some people may feel that this would lead to a sharp increase in its use, but it might be worthwhile because it would reduce the amounts of money spent on government enforcement of current laws, if taxed, it could increase our country's revenue. ... The government could make money while putting the black market in disarray. ...

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Some short term effects of marijuana include loss of short term memory, increased appetite, slow reaction time, loss of hand eye coordination, and impaired vision due to dryness. ... The chemical can and has been produced in pill form, but it has not been accepted by the FDA (food and drug administration) as a valid pain killer, appetite increaser, or glaucoma cure. ... This is major progress towards the day when marijuana will be seen as a true money-maker for the government and legalized as such. A way to get rid of national debt and to make money for government pr...

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Through extensive, very thorough research I have learned why people view it as a gateway drug, and I will prove that marijuana decriminalization would not lead to an increase in use by our nations adolescents. ... Our government consistently spends about 10% of its drug control budget on prevention and education, while 50%-80% is spent on domestic law enforcement. 1) The money has led to an increase in arrests, there were an astounding 641,640 state and local marijuana arrests in 1996, but 85% of them were for simple possession. 2) Still this new escalation did not prevent adolescent mariju...

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Some may go on vacations, spend money or go on dates, but the most common getaway for people is drinking or drugs. ... Hemp is also much cheaper than cotton; it doesn't take as much money to grow the plants, and more of the plant can be used, therefore earning the farmer more money. ... The second reason important reason that marijuana should be legal is that it would save our government lots of money. ...

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This is when the need to get high increases and things just get worse. ... Reports from the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) have shown that six times as many homicides happen by people under the influence of drugs than the people looking for money to buy them. ... It is really sad to walk through New York City and see the people walking the streets in bed sheets, holding signs that say "need money for weed. " Yes, this may be the lowest of lows. ... Worland also talked about how 6.5 percent of high school seniors smoke marijuana daily, which has increased by 4.1 since the year 1993. ... ...

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As more and more marijuana is taken, the body's tolerance level for the marijuana increases, as a result, dependency on the drug is more likely. ... If you just abruptly stop, there is a very good chance you will go back to do the drug, and your intake will increase. ... Take the money you would have spent on marijuana and treat yourself to movies and dinner, or a weekend out. ...

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To make sure that their companies didn't go under with the new competition, the companies put up huge sums of money to make marijuana and hemp illegal. ... Since the legalization of marijuana hard drug use (LSD, heroin and cocaine) have gone down while they continue to increase in the United States. ...

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The prohibition of marijuana, to contrary belief, leads to an increase in crime. ... If marijuana was to be decriminalized, taxpayers in turn would save substantial amounts of money. ... And if the purchase of marijuana were to be taxed as a legal commodity, tax revenues would increase by about $10-$20 million per year, "(Austin). Alaska, if legalized cannabis, would see an increase of approximately $35- $40 million each year. ...

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The subject of legalizing marijuana has been an ongoing debate for decades. But America is getting closer to having the ban on the "devil's weed"" lifted, with approximately eight states now allowing marijuana for medicinal purposes. While the use of marijuana has been connected to a rise in crimina...

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Those who believe the war on drugs is effective, and those who feel it is a gross waste of money as well as a violation of human rights. ... This period in the coverage on the "war on drugs" followed a classic pattern of a slow initial increase in overall media attention, followed by a shift in emphasis to subjects of broader interest. Then interest in the drug issues increased sharply, peaked, and declined. ... The research that the National Institute on Drug Abuse conducted showed that American's use of illegal drugs increased throughout the 1970's. ...

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They project that the legalization of marijuana will lead to a breakdown of moral fibers, which leads to the legalization of other drugs, which leads to increased crime, which leads to tremendous amounts of money spent, which leads to distrust of the legal system, which leads to anarchy. ...

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It is has also been implicated in a variety of cardiovascular conditions, and can increase the need to urinate and cause dehydration. ... "The pharmaceutical properties of marijuana have not been proven to increase the desire to progress to other drugs (Goldberg 252)." A recent study also showed that the increase in use of harder drugs after marijuana use is overstated for people born since the beginning of the 1970's, and alcohol and cigarettes (both legal) are better predictors involvement with illegal drugs(Goldberg 252). ... However, it also increases the sense of euphoria, w...

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