Reasons Why Marijuana Should be Legalized

TOPIC: LEGALIZING MARIJUANA Identify variables in your research on legalizing marijuana and provide examples; identify them as being independent, dependent, discrete, or continuous. Explain how you came to your conclusions and thoroughly explain how you expect that each variable will affect the outcome of your project. I have these already from another writer, but I need 2 more pages, other than what is listed below. Legalization of Marijuana is closely tied to many variables, some of which are logical and others ambiguous. The number reason for pushing for legalization of marijuana is to increase the revenue from tax. This was the basis of marijuana legalization in California (Gerdes 2002). The criminal aspect of this legalization aimed at reducing the number of individuals arrested with possession or abuse of marijuana. The ideology behind this is the reduction of unnecessary cost incurred by the government in arresting, medical testing and charging of suspects of marijuana. This will enable the resources of criminal justice to be channeled to other important issues. This extends to the cost incurred by the individuals in payments of bonds and fines. Such individuals will be relieved from punishment and stigma associated with criminal sentences (Gerdes 2002). Another school of thought indicates that corruption and violence which are major vices of illicit drugs like marijuana will be reduced. It is construed that by legalizing marijuana, black market activities involved with the drug will be eliminated and therefore hurt that results from such dealing will be overcome. Arguably, by legalizing marijuana, it will be easier to control its access by underage persons especially the youth. This is logical for in a regulated market the consumers of marijuana can be identified by their age. Some of the ambiguous consideration includes the product quality whereby it is seen that the quality of Marijuana will improve by legalizing. Also arguing that legalizations will diversify the intoxicants available in the market doesn't make sense.