What are the pros of legalizing weed?
Proponents of legalizing recreational marijuana say it will add billions to the economy, create hundreds of thousands of jobs, free up scarce police resources, and stop the huge racial disparities in marijuana enforcement.
What are the cons of decriminalizing weed?
Cons of Cannabis Decriminalization
- Cannabis is Harmful. Critics of cannabis believe it should not be decriminalized because cannabis is harmful to your health.
- Cannabis is Addictive. Critics of cannabis believe it should not be decriminalized because cannabis is addictive.
- Decriminalizing Cannabis Would Not Reduce Arrests.
Why should we not legalize drugs?
Illegal drugs increase crime, partly because some users turn to crime to pay for their habits and partly because some users are stimulated by certain drugs to act more violently. Legalization, however, will not affect addiction and its effects on the propensity to violence.
What if all drugs were legalized?
Drugs would become much cheaper-at least one-fifth the cost. Then five times as many people could and would buy them. We would then have five times as many addicts. This means instead of only 100,000 addicted babies being born to addicted mothers each year, we would have half a million.
Why is decriminalizing weed good?
Supporters of decriminalization believe that the use of cannabis is safer than using alcohol or tobacco. In addition, you cannot die from an overdose using cannabis and it is non-toxic. Yet, both alcohol and tobacco, which cause more deaths each year than cannabis, are legal.
What does decriminalization mean for weed?
Typically, decriminalization means no arrest, prison time, or criminal record for the first-time possession of a small amount of marijuana for personal consumption. In most decriminalized states, these offenses are treated like a minor traffic violation.
How many states have decriminalized weed?
Decriminalization. Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have decriminalized small amounts of marijuana.