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The Marijuana Debate

The Marijuana Debate. Arguments for and against the legalization of Marijuana. The Current Stance. Official position of the White House. Associated with many negative effects respiratory illness, poor motor skills, impaired cognitive and immune function. Association with mental illness

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The Marijuana Debate

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  1. The Marijuana Debate Arguments for and against the legalization of Marijuana

  2. The Current Stance Official position of the White House • Associated with many negative effects • respiratory illness, poor motor skills, impaired cognitive and immune function. • Association with mental illness • Anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and schizophrenia. • Carcinogenic content higher than tobacco smoke. • Illegality helps keep prices higher. • legalizing drugs widens availability and misuse

  3. If a high tax was imposed, violent drug cartels would simply undercut legal prices to keep their market share. • Tax revenue would be offset by higher social costs • The costs to society of legal and taxed substances are much greater than the revenue they generate. • Legalizing marijuana would increase use of the drug and the harm it causes, adding to the burden on the criminal justice system. • DUI, crimes due to impaired judgment, etc. • legalizing marijuana would not deter criminal organizations from continuing to operate. 

  4. The Opposing Stance • Increases pot tourism in legal states due to marijuana related events • Woodstock, etc. • Marijuana is a depressant, making it good for people with chronic anxiety • Reduces the price of marijuana. • Less usage of artificial weed substances (Spice, K2) • Increase of blue collar factory production jobs

  5. Reduces the price of marijuana. • Reduces prison costs due to less people being incarcerated for possession of marijuana. • Generate billions of dollars in revenue (state and federal) • Increase the GDP (no longer considered underground economy) • Increased consumer spending • Increased business investments to supply marijuana • Government spending on regulation decreases. • Exports will increase in countries that cannot grow marijuana.

  6. How will legalization with effect your life and those around you? • Which side do you agree with and why? • If marijuana is legal for adults, how will school and community prevention programs adapt their messages to prevent kids from using?

  7. Sources • "7 key questions on marijuana legalization: Column." USA TODAY: Latest World and US News - USATODAY.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2013. <http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/04/25/marijuana-legalization-column/2104229/>. • "Legalizing Marijuana Would Generate Billions In Additional Tax Revenue Annually." Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2013. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/20/legalizing-marijuana-tax-revenue_n_3102003.html>. • "Marijuana Is Far Less Toxic Than Alcohol or Cocaine - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/19/should-teenagers-get-high-instead-of-drunk/marijuana-is-far-less-toxic-than-alcohol-or-cocaine>. • "Marijuana Legalization | The White House." The White House. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2013. <http://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/ondcp-fact-sheets/marijuana-legalization>. • "Medical marijuana to be OK in Maryland." USA TODAY: Latest World and US News - USATODAY.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2013. <http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/01/marijuana-maryland-medical/2127433/>. • "Seattle's budding green economy: Pot tourism - CNN.com." CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2013. <http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/06/travel/marijuana-tourism-seattle>.

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