Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legalized

Recreational Marijuana should be legalized because it has a zero fatality rate, it’s less harmful than cigarettes and alcohol, and it would bring in a lot of money into tax revenue. Seven out of ten people want recreational marijuana legalized. But there is still those three people that don’t want it to be legalized because, it’s perceived as addictive, it causes lung cancer, and it leads to lazy lifestyles. But that isn’t always the case. Marijuana has no addictive substances in it. You can be mentally addictive but not physically. Having a lazy lifestyle is up too how you live your life.
Marijuana has a zero fatality rate, it has never killed anyone alone. Overdoasing is impossible. You would have consume 1,500 pounds of marijuana within 15 minutes to die. Yes, it can be the reason you get into a car crash if you are under the influence of Marijuana but just like they have no drinking and driving signs, then it should be the same with smoking. But if you smoke a joint and you’re being responsible, nothing bad will happen. It has been proven to help with anxiety and pain. Marijuana is healthier than pain medicine.

Now if cigarettes and alcohol are legal than marijuana should be also.

Reason being is more than 16 million people have gotten a disease from smoking. And more than 20 million Americans have died from smoking. Alcohol has killed over 88,000 people. When driving under the influence of pot there’s an 83% increase in the odds of getting into an accident; driving under the influence of alcohol, the odds are increased by 2,200%. If you’re pregnant you cannot use alcohol or cigarettes, but you can use marijuana just not in the last trimester. Alcohol and cigarettes affect more things in your body then marijuana. Alcohol is proven to cause depression, which marijuana can

treat.
Lastly, tax revenue. Over the past 3 years Colorado has made over 1.3 billion in taxes from Marijuana. This is just the beginning. That money came from just ONE state. Image the rest of the 42 states getting that. Taxes are supposed to grow by 25%. By 2021 we will be getting 20.2 billion dollars into taxes form pot. That money could be used for millions of things. Marijuana would bring in so much money into the economy it’s unbelievable.
Everyone has their own opinion on pot, but 7 out of 10 Americans think pot should be legal. There are pros and cons to pot just like everything else, but the pros definitely outweigh the cons. Again pot can help stop seizures, helps autistic kids calm down, helps anxiety & depression, pain, cramps, and more. There are pills and medication to help with all of those things, but pot is cheaper, more efficient, and a lot safer and healthy. Overall Marijuana has a zero fatality rate, is less harmful than other substances, and could bring in a lot of money.