Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase the amount of drug use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amount of money spent on enforcement, and will therefore increase our countries revenue, lessen crime, and will also be useful in treating certain medical conditions. ... It will allow for money spent on drug law enforcement to be spent more wisely and it will increase revenue. ... All of this money could be spent on things of greater importance. ... Weed should be heavily taxed to increase revenue. ... In conclusion, marijuana should be le...

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Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase amount of use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amount of money spent on law enforcement and will also be useful in treating certain medical conditions. ... Many of the positive effects of marijuana include relaxation, creative, philosophical, or deep thinking, increased appreciation of music, increased awareness of senses, pain relief, and reduced nausea. ... Last, all prohibition has done is increased crime and cost the American taxpayers millions of dollars. ... The legalization of marijuana ...

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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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(www.drug-statistics.com) if the Canadian government was to legalize marijuana they would stand to make an enormous amount of profit from the taxes looking at the amount of money coming from marijuana in BC. This money could be used to help with more illicit drug trade with stuff like cocaine and heroin and funding overall drug use prevention and treatment programs. If regulated like alcohol, marijuana would provide a strong reliable source of government income, allowing for increased federal spending on health care, education, protection of Social Security, low-income housing development and...

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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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Smoking marijuana disrupts the immune system, puts users at greater risk of developing lung cancer than that faced by tobacco smokers, can cause emphysema and other lung diseases, and increases the risk of heart attack. ... With all the money that would be made off marijuana sales it could go to the nation's debt and help lower it tremendously. ... The state is bringing in a lot of money from it. ... So much money is spent on trying to keep marijuana illegal than it should be. ... So that means that lower taxes being paid would increase how much money people have to spend on other things,...

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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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Many people say marijuana use would increase if it were to be legalized. ... The results revealed no increase in usage. ... Some short term effects the user may experience may include sleepiness, increased heart rates, blood shot eyes and dry mouth. ... According to National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), between 1992- 1997 there was a 16 percent increase in the usage of marijuana amongst 12th graders. ... If the government decriminalized marijuana, not only would they save money that they would have been spending on the war on drugs, but they could control the substance more effectivel...

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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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For example, in the Netherlands were marijuana is legal, no statistics have shown an increase in crime rates. ... The amount of money the government would obtain by legalizing it through taxes in addition to the money they would save by not having to spend trying to stop the trafficking is overwhelming. Then, the United States Government would be able to put this money into much more productive areas such as drug education and drug treatment facilities. ... Other arguments stated against legalization is that in doing so it would cause an increase in the incidence of drug related accidents i...

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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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Yes I will agree that if any of these substances are abused, various negative effects can affect the user, but with marijuana (with the proper funding from the government) can be used for medical benefits, money used toward the "War on Drugs" can be used somewhere more of a necessity, decrease crime rate, and mounts of money to the economy if legalized. ... Money that has been adding up from each fiscal year that the Federal Drug Control budget uses to keep the use marijuana "a state of emergency." It is going to become more and more expensive because the amount of mariju...

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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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Its effects range from increasing creativity to provoking mystical experiences, to heightening the capacity to feel sense and share. ... If marijuana was legalized, we could spend more money on important issues such as health care programs and decreasing the national debt instead of locking people up for possessing marijuana. In addition, if marijuana were legal, the government would be able to collect taxes on it, and could use that money to pay for effective drug education programs and other important causes. ... There is no evidence to show that prohibition decreases drug use, but there ...

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Building off the money issue, legalizing marijuana could also raise the production of hemp, which is an industrial "cousin" of marijuana that could be utilized as an alternative source for paper, fiber, fuel, and even food (Hemp Facts). ... Additionally, the NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) states how an individual's risk of having a heart attack increases by 4.8-fold after smoking marijuana and how marijuana-use can also affect heart rhythms, which can in turn cause palpitations or arrhythmias (Drug Facts Marijuana). ... Opponents of the legalization of marijuana belie...

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Making drugs legal will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement efforts to apprehend and prosecute users and sellers of marijuana. ... We can save money that is spent to send the sellers and users to prison and decrease the prison population. ... Physical effects include an increased heart rate, a weakened ability for your body to fight diseases, and a higher chance of getting lung cancer. ...

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Studies have shown that smoking marijuana does not increase your chance of getting cancer and may even lower it slightly. ... Taxing marijuana sales will bring in a lot of money and help the economy. ... Once it was legalized again, there was a significant increase in buyers and then it became steady. ...

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This knowledge involves information regarding taxpayers" money, health, and free choice. ... Knowledge that is inclined to cause an increase in dissonance, Festinger asserts, will be shunned because people have a propensity to select information, whether it is reading materials or television programs, which conforms or is in harmony with their particular beliefs. ... The debate involves issues about taxpayers" money, health and freedom of choice, which essentially affects us all. In support of legalizing marijuana, money is an important factor. ...

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That is the amount of money spent on the War on Drugs each year-$1,271 per second spent on law enforcement, incarceration, and interdiction. ... Young boys are lured in either by money or by fear. ... It reduces inhibitions, increases aggression, and gives people an inaccurate sense of their abilities. ...

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NORML believes that more time and money should be spent on fighting real crime, as opposed to minor offenses such as marijuana use. ... These laws have not lead to an increase in marijuana use, or negative impacts upon adolescent use. ... They hold charity events annually to raise enough money for drug education. ...

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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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Usage of marijuana by teens and young adults has increased from the 1960's to the present day. ... Over time, as drugs increase and decrease in popularity, people who use harder drugs like cocaine and heroin are more likely to have used marijuana. ... In addition to the excessive arrests and marijuana convictions, the money that keeps these prisoners incarcerated costs taxpayers $1.2 billion per year, which doesn't include the cost of arresting and prosecuting these marijuana offenders (Thomas 1). ...

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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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Marijuana Marijuana (pot,) is one of the most widely used recreational drugs. The legalization of marijuana is one of the most controversial debates in today's government. For years the debate to legalize this drug has grown stronger and stronger. There are various arguments for and against the ...

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