Introduction
The federal government should consider legalization of Marijuana. This is imperative because according to dissimilar scholars, in order for the government to be in control of criminal activities and trading of illegal marijuana, they should legalize them. Scholars contend that legalization of Marijuana can play a significant role in replacing the black market, which has come to dominate the modern economy. Therefore, this implies that it will be beneficial for the federal government to legalize the use of Marijuana to individuals above 21 years, who are able to make sound choices about their lives. Additionally, it can enhance this by ensuring that Marijuana trading industries have heavy taxation, strict environmental protection laws together with other effective legislations. Federal government should note that Cannabis plants have been acting as medicinal sources for more than 4000 years within varying cultures around the globe. However, different researches indicate that for all that period, there has been no report indicating fatality that directly or indirectly relate to usage of Marijuana. Notably, there have been many causes of people dying because of using tobacco and alcohol and yet the two are legal. Therefore, this is a valid reason as to why the federal government should legalize the use of Marijuana, which is believed to play a significant role in the reduction of crime thus supporting a more productive society (Flowers 52).
Reasons why the federal government should legalize the use of marijuana
Initially, the federal government should consider legalizing Marijuana for liberty purposes since people deserve freedom of using it. This is an important point for the government to consider because there is no valid reason of illegalizing Marijuana. According to different researchers, every individual has a right to make decisions by themselves and government can only come in if the decision made by an individual endangers someone else. However, this is not applicable to Marijuana users because he or she chooses according to personal will. As well, the government should only have a right to control actions undertaken by an individual if they pose threat to him or her. Nevertheless, this should not be applicable to Marijuana because it is not as dangerous like other drugs such as alcohol and tobacco. Different researchers claim that before the illegalization of Marijuana, many people have been using it without posing threats caused by alcohol and tobacco. This is because research indicates that tobacco has been killing thousands of individuals on a yearly basis similar to alcohol, which kills many people due to alcohol poisoning and alcohol related injuries. Interestingly, alcohol and tobacco, which tend to be harmful to individuals, are legal while Marijuana, which is not harmful, is illegal (Morgan 57).
Secondly, the government should note that keeping Marijuana illegal is expensive, thus legalizing it will save much money that the government spend on illegalizing it. This is true because in the U.S different governments such as federal, state and local authorities actively participate in war against drug use. Conversely, this makes the state government to spend billion dollars while restricting trade of illicit drugs, as well as, implementing laws to ensure safety of the society, related with the use of such drugs. The federal government should note that the fight against use of Marijuana has no future, since every time the government arrests one dealer, there is always another one joining drug dealing industry. However, it is true that the war against Marijuana has no future because most of the dealers claim that the crop, which brings them more than $75 billion dollars annually has a very low cost of cultivating and transportation. This indicates that illegalization of Marijuana will not be effective; since the citizens can access the products and services anytime they want. Consequently, instead of the government fighting against Marijuana, they should consider taking advantage of the market in order to help improve the state economy. This is also imperative because if the federal government decides to legalize Marijuana, it would have much money to spend on problems that are more serious (Levison 139).
Remarkably, it is essential for the federal government to legalize the use of Marijuana due to its dissimilar medical benefits. This is because marijuana is a product whose related medical functions are many. For example, Marijuana has the capabilities of treating sickness related with chemotherapy, and reduces the symptoms of glaucoma. Additionally, it is true that Marijuana has proved to be a treatment for AIDS, and treats many scleroses among others. Furthermore, different researches indicate that Marijuana has a significant role in various clinical applications including pain relief especially neuropathic pain, nausea, spasticity and movement disorders among others. The research further indicates that marijuana is essential in stimulating appetite especially to individuals suffering from HIV. The medical properties of Marijuana, which are very diverse also play a significant role in protecting human body from malignant tumors and neuron-protective (Levison 141).
In addition, it is imperative for the government to note that keeping Marijuana illegal, results into more problems compared to making it legal. Initially, after the government discovering that Marijuana has dissimilar medical uses, keeping it illegal is unethical. They should also note that since they made Marijuana to be illegal, it has increased the rate of demand since many people use it for different purposes including medical use, recreational purposes and personal use among others. As well, illegalization of Marijuana has increased the rate of black market for it, which plays a significant role in the increasing rate of criminal activities. The government should legalize Marijuana because making it illegal for sick individuals is similar to committing a crime. Moreover, the government should know that if it legalizes the use of Marijuana and place tax on it, it will highly boost the economy of the state. Incredibly, this will boost the state’s economy by lowering the rate of crimes related with black market resulting from the use of Marijuana (Ruschmann 46).
The federal government should legalize Marijuana because of the dissimilar religious uses that it entails. This is so because there are many religions around the globe that instruct their followers to use Marijuana. This is similar to the way Christians and Judaism instruct their followers to drink wine during specific functions. Therefore, this indicates that the federal government should legalize it because every human being deserves freedom of practicing their religion. This should also be so since the First Amendment within the U.S constitution allows freedom of religious practices to all individuals (Rosenthal,Kubbyand Newhart 17).
Conclusion
The government should consider legalizing the use of Marijuana, whose illegalization only increases new careers within black markets thus increasing the rate of crimes. This is so because the war that federal government has been conducting on drugs does not make any good, instead, it funds many criminal activities in future. The government should know that once it eliminates a criminal organization dealing with Marijuana on the street, there are thousands of other people waiting to occupy the left space. Furthermore, the federal government should note that people have been using Marijuana for a long period without evidence of harmful impacts. Therefore, the government should allow people to decide whether to use Marijuana or not. Additionally, the research indicated that there are many reasons to why the federal government should make the use of Marijuana legal than illegal. Finally, both the society and the state will highly benefit from the legalization of Marijuana, whose benefits have been discussed.
Works Cited
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Levison, Martin. Sensible thinking for turbulence times. New York: iUniverse, 2006. Print
Morgan, Kayla. Legalizing Marijuana.Edina, MN: ABDO Pub.Co, 2011. Print.
Rosenthal, Ed., Steve Kubby, and Newhart, Sarah.Why Marijuana Should Be Legal. Philadelphia: Running Press, 2003. Print.
Ruschmann, Paul. Legalizing Marijuana. New York: Infobase Pub, 2003. Internet resource.
