The banning of intoxicating and otherwise inebriating substances in America dates back to the.
1920's, in which the production and sale of alcoholic beverages became illegal under the 18th amendment.
Which, after 13 years, was revoked, and an age limit was further negotiated by the states themselves. .
Marijuana should be dealt with in the same fashion because it could solve budget defecits and economic.
problems in America, is less dangerous than alcohol and non-lethal, and is found to be beneficial to .
medical patients with a large spectrum of ailments.
The problems in the budgets of our government and the similar problems with the country's.
economic shape are no secret, and decreased spending due to fears of terrorism are no help to.
reestablishing a healthy economy. If the states drafted a plan to save their budgets through marijuana,.
profits could be made and a positive net income to be spent on schools or social services. Much like.
in the lottery and state liquor and cigarette stores, marijuana could be sold in packs with minimal markup .
and could still beat out any possible competition on the street (Time Magazine, Month year, page #). .
With all the business within the government, more farmers could be employed by the government to provide.
for the new crop programs. Even price ranges could be stablished much like on the street where a pack of.
marijuana cigarettes could be marked with a strength range depending on the strength of the plant matter.
With marijuana a lesser problem, law enforcement could concentrate on more hazardously addictive problem.
drugs such as amphetamines or MDMA (Extacy).
With programs to control the numerous and widespread amounts of tragic accidents, and the slow .
but steady descent of these types of accidents, more concerns are placed onto whether it is just alcohol .
causing them since they seem to be decreasing slower than predicted. Research has now been done on the .
