Marijuana is a naturally occurring plant and is still illegal medicinally in twenty-five states, and recreationally in forty-six states. However, a substance that has commonly been known to cause numerous health issues is legal to consume in all fifty states. Alcohol has now been legal for nearly eighty-four consecutive years, following the twenty-first amendment to the United States Constitution. Following the 2016 election, I find myself questioning the direction our country will go with the reformation of cannabis. I say that marijuana should be decriminalized and legalized in all fifty states because of the financial and medical stability it can provide.
When it comes to marijuana legalization, there will always be nay-sayers. Dr. Howard Samuels is one of those nay-sayers. Dr. Howard Samuels is a licensed therapist who is currently the CEO of The Hills Treatment Center, a substance abuse treatment facility in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is a Marriage and …show more content…
“Legally Blind: Why I’m Against Legalizing Marijuana” was written to persuade readers why legalizing marijuana would be a bad thing, using strange arguments such as the economy boost would actually be a bad …show more content…
That being said, I think it is a safe bet that a large majority of us enjoys seeing the latest movie. Academy-Award winning actor Morgan freeman is an advocate of marijuana himself “I have fibromyalgia pain in [my left] arm, and the only thing that offers any relief is marijuana” (IMDb). A man of totally different background, race and age has the same ideology as myself when it comes to this substance. This just shows that the war on drugs is being backed by people off all cultures. If we want a change to occur in this country, we must voice our opinions at the polls, and give our politicians the fuel to create change, such as states on the west coast have already
When it comes to marijuana legalization, there will always be nay-sayers. Dr. Howard Samuels is one of those nay-sayers. Dr. Howard Samuels is a licensed therapist who is currently the CEO of The Hills Treatment Center, a substance abuse treatment facility in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is a Marriage and …show more content…
“Legally Blind: Why I’m Against Legalizing Marijuana” was written to persuade readers why legalizing marijuana would be a bad thing, using strange arguments such as the economy boost would actually be a bad …show more content…
That being said, I think it is a safe bet that a large majority of us enjoys seeing the latest movie. Academy-Award winning actor Morgan freeman is an advocate of marijuana himself “I have fibromyalgia pain in [my left] arm, and the only thing that offers any relief is marijuana” (IMDb). A man of totally different background, race and age has the same ideology as myself when it comes to this substance. This just shows that the war on drugs is being backed by people off all cultures. If we want a change to occur in this country, we must voice our opinions at the polls, and give our politicians the fuel to create change, such as states on the west coast have already