This is a problem because Marijuana is the most commonly use drug in the world, but it's still widely illegal. "One out of every 15 high school students smokes marijuana"(Nature 2005). Also Marijuana can be used as medicine. These can help medical patients deal with the chronic pain of their conditions. "The researcher found that cannabinoids produced significant improvement of tics in Tourette's disease and neuropthic pain"(Clinical Investigation, 2005). Persons are getting arrested for marijuana this only makes prisons more full and less space available for real criminals. In 2005, “Marijuana prisoners” equaled about 12.6% of those
incarcerated for drug law violations and about 3.2% of total state and federal prisoners. Compared to 2010, the number of “marijuana prisoners” had increased by about 15% (Washington, DC: US Department Of Justice, October 2010). The goal of legalization is not to make arrests easier, but rather to make our communities safer by regulating this substance. Regulation allows us to take it out of the market, controlling it and better to keep it away from the young people.
incarcerated for drug law violations and about 3.2% of total state and federal prisoners. Compared to 2010, the number of “marijuana prisoners” had increased by about 15% (Washington, DC: US Department Of Justice, October 2010). The goal of legalization is not to make arrests easier, but rather to make our communities safer by regulating this substance. Regulation allows us to take it out of the market, controlling it and better to keep it away from the young people.