The task of assessing and converting expert knowledge into social action is a particularly crucial one in democratic systems. ... Another important factor in the legalization of marijuana equation is freedom of choice. ...

• Word Count: 1215
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Now think about the money the government would save on the war on drugs if they eliminated marijuana from the equation. ... The rate and speed of incarceration over cannabis compounds the issues of an already overcrowded and crippled prison system. ... To help turn this failing economy and prison system around, marijuana should be decriminalized. ... Most ex-convicts are in and out of the prison system their entire life. ...

• Word Count: 2966
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Now think about the money the government would save on the war on drugs if they eliminated marijuana from the equation. ... The rate and speed of incarceration over cannabis compounds the issues of an already overcrowded and crippled prison system. ... To help turn this failing economy and prison system around, marijuana should be decriminalized. ... Most ex-convicts are in and out of the prison system their entire life. ...

• Word Count: 2966
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate