Below you are going to find my opinion piece assignment. This assignment is intended to show my audience that there is a problem about my semester topic and at the same time I give a solution so we can fix this problem. This assignment helps to get a more clear idea about the benefits marijuana legalization is going to bring if it legalize.
Marijuana Legalization: What are the effects/social implication of legalizing marijuana?
Most of the time people become afraid when they hear the word marijuana and there are several reasons for these thoughts. First people seem to be scare about this topic because all they know about marijuana is that its something illegal and that it may bring problems to them. Another reason is because marijuana is a drug, but it’s an illegal drug. People should not forget about the fact that alcohol and tobacco were also illegal drugs. During Prohibition alcohol was illegal and there were many issues going on because of the restriction of using alcohol. After the legalization of alcohol we see that most of the problems related to alcohol use were given an end because of the legalization. Another interesting fact is that marijuana hasn’t killed anybody and alcohol has done many times. If marijuana is legalize, it will end up many problems at the same time because restriction of the use of marijuana involves many things. ‘Many legalization supporters believe that property crime, particularly burglary, larceny from persons (purse snatchers, chain snatchers, and pickpockets), auto theft, theft from autos, and shoplifting would decrease by 40-50 percent if drugs were made legal. Similarly, many believe that the terms “drug-related murder” and “drive- by shooting” would become outdated once drugs were legalized’ (Hartnett, 2014). As the quote says we can see that many problems would finally end if we take the decision of legalizing marijuana. Times are not the same as they used to be many years ago, we need to be conscious that we cannot keep thinking that we live in a world with no problems. Times do change and with theme also the decisions we should make about everything that surround us. All people want to live in a place where they can be in peace but also for their children because they don’t want nothing to happen to them. By legalizing marijuana many things would be also improve. One example is by giving meetings in schools about marijuana effects and consequences but also at the same time to offer meetings to the parents so they can be well informed about all that relates to this illegal drug. If people keep their morals as they have done, there is nothing to be worried about because their children would be well informed but at the same time will understand that there is no necessity to be consuming this drug even if it is legalized. The legalization of marijuana does not mean that because if its available for personal consumption, you are going to need to smoke. People need to be very respectful to each other because this is something that will benefit all of us. It will be each individual’s decision if they want to be smoking but there will be people that, even if they support marijuana legalization, they will not use it because they understand this is only for the safety and benefit of all people in america.
Most of the time people become afraid when they hear the word marijuana and there are several reasons for these thoughts. First people seem to be scare about this topic because all they know about marijuana is that its something illegal and that it may bring problems to them. Another reason is because marijuana is a drug, but it’s an illegal drug. People should not forget about the fact that alcohol and tobacco were also illegal drugs. During Prohibition alcohol was illegal and there were many issues going on because of the restriction of using alcohol. After the legalization of alcohol we see that most of the problems related to alcohol use were given an end because of the legalization. Another interesting fact is that marijuana hasn’t killed anybody and alcohol has done many times. If marijuana is legalize, it will end up many problems at the same time because restriction of the use of marijuana involves many things. ‘Many legalization supporters believe that property crime, particularly burglary, larceny from persons (purse snatchers, chain snatchers, and pickpockets), auto theft, theft from autos, and shoplifting would decrease by 40-50 percent if drugs were made legal. Similarly, many believe that the terms “drug-related murder” and “drive- by shooting” would become outdated once drugs were legalized’ (Hartnett, 2014). As the quote says we can see that many problems would finally end if we take the decision of legalizing marijuana. Times are not the same as they used to be many years ago, we need to be conscious that we cannot keep thinking that we live in a world with no problems. Times do change and with theme also the decisions we should make about everything that surround us. All people want to live in a place where they can be in peace but also for their children because they don’t want nothing to happen to them. By legalizing marijuana many things would be also improve. One example is by giving meetings in schools about marijuana effects and consequences but also at the same time to offer meetings to the parents so they can be well informed about all that relates to this illegal drug. If people keep their morals as they have done, there is nothing to be worried about because their children would be well informed but at the same time will understand that there is no necessity to be consuming this drug even if it is legalized. The legalization of marijuana does not mean that because if its available for personal consumption, you are going to need to smoke. People need to be very respectful to each other because this is something that will benefit all of us. It will be each individual’s decision if they want to be smoking but there will be people that, even if they support marijuana legalization, they will not use it because they understand this is only for the safety and benefit of all people in america.