SHOULD WEED BE LEGALIZED
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Yes weed should be legalized. I think the biggest barrier to this becoming legalized is the fact that young people are lazy and do not vote as much as older demographics. My brother is a good example, he wants weed (among other drugs) legalized but he refuses to vote for anyone. Somehow, he expects his political non participation to cause weed to be legalized. 1
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Older demographics seem to be the more heavily brainwashed ones where they shout the phrase "all drugs are evil!". "only pot heads want marijuana legalized!". Politicians in todays political arena use the issue as a weapon to demonize their opponent, "my opponent would legalize dangerous drugs such as marijuana...". It is this closed mindedness, this being set in their ways, that is preventing the legalization of marijuana. Young people (my own generation/demographic) need to vote for a candidate that favors legalization or is more tolerant of drugs in general. There is no legitimate reason why marijuana is illegal while cigarettes and alcohol are legal. It is completely inconsistent. 2
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There is no question about this. Marijuana is the largest cash crop in the United States. The high it gives you only lasts 40 minutes to an hour. There are more deaths related to alcohol/tobacco products in one year than there is of deaths related to Marijuana in all of existence. Most people would argue, "Everyone would be high and put other people in danger". This is a simple fix: create laws like we have for alcohol. No driving while high. No smoking it in public places such as parks, town squares, etc. 1
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