Why Is Marijuana Not Legal At The
Federal Level?
Many states are legalizing marijuana
for personal use. However, the federal
government remains strongly opposed to this.
They argue that allowing marijuana to be legal would be a gateway to
more serious drugs. That makes no
sense. If we were to follow that logic,
beer should not be legal because it would lead to higher alcohol proof
drinking.
The statistics are overwhelming that
alcohol and tobacco should be banned due to the number of deaths it brings each
year. How can any person in Congress justify alcohol at tobacco but not
marijuana?
The amount of revenue that would come
from legalizing marijuana would be significant. There would be a proportional
decrease in crime also. In fact, anyone in prison today for marijuana
convictions should be released.
The number of deaths associated with
alcohol is an order of magnitude higher and that of marijuana. I have no idea I
Congress you so afraid of marijuana what’s so supportive of alcohol when the
statistics say a different story.
The hypocrisy of Congress on
marijuana is incredible. I believe if you were to take a poll of people under
the age of 30 the vast majority with support legalization. And majority over
the age of 30 may supported too. The
medical benefits of marijuana are well-known for cancer patients to reduce the
nausea from chemotherapy.
The federal government has set up a
situation where a person in a state where marijuana is illegal would be fired
from the federal job if they tested positive for it. That seems really stupid.
So, your state says it’s okay to use marijuana but the federal government says
we will fire you if you use it.
I don’t know if I would use marijuana
if it were legal. But I have no problem with anyone else using. Perhaps we need
a few more years to get rid of the old guys in Congress so the more rational
thinking people can come in to right this wrong.
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