Legalization and Taxation of MarijuanaThere are probably 400 people murdered, 1,000 robberies and 500 assaults going on and here two cops are sitting and taking an hour to write me for have a very small amount of weed in my possession. Now this seems ridiculous to me. Is keeping marijuana illegal worth so much cop time when they could be spending their time on more important matters? Even though marijuana is an unhealthy substance that alters your state of mind, marijuana should be legalized and taxed because tax money could help the states and governments that legalize it and the government could regulate it, make it more safe and control the quantity of marijuana. it.Marijuana is known to be an unhealthy substance that alters your state of mind. “The legalization of marijuana poses a great threat because it is a very dangerous drug. for example, according to the National Drug Control Policy, smoking marijuana damages the brain, heart, lungs and immune system. It impairs learning and interferes with memory, perception and judgment. Smoked marijuana contains carcinogenic compounds and has been implicated in a high percentage of car accidents and workplace accidents. (Hooks). this shows that marijuana has negative effects that alter your state of mind, considering that it has been a key component in several car accidents. Another example that shows that marijuana is unhealthy is that “according to the British Lung Foundation, marijuana cigarettes can have several times more potency than regular cigarettes. » (Hooks) So if it has more potency than a cigarette, it's definitely unhealthy. although marijuana is an unhealthy substance that alters your state of mind, it should be legalized and taxed because the tax on it could bring in a lot...... middle of paper ...... advertisements for legalization urge an end to penalties for recreational use of marijuana as medicine. The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/405634301?accountid=45111Hooks, N. (2014, January 16). Neal Hooks: Should marijuana be legalized for recreational use. Las Cruces Sun - News. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1477834201?accountid=45111EDITORIAL It's time to rethink and reform drug laws. Thoughtful conservatives such as William F. Buckley are joining the call for sweeping reforms, including legalization, taxation, and regulated vending. marijuana. (2004, September 5). Denver Post. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/410782674?accountid=45111Bindel, Julie (February 21, 2014). The ups and downs of drug legalization. New Statesman Ltd. retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1503780694?accountid=45111