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Should Marijuana Be Legalized?
People believe they know the difference
between illegal and legal drugs. The popular belief is that illegal
drugs cause severe health problems and induce criminal behavior,
whereas legal drugs do not pose serious problems to the user and
to society. But is this always true? Many popular legal drugs, if
they are taken in toxic doses, can cause serious health problems,
even death. On the other hand, certain illegal drugs—such
as marijuana—do not cause such serious problems and have significant
therapeutic benefits. Yet, marijuana still remains illegal. So,
perhaps the assumption that all legal drugs are good and all illegal
drugs are bad is incorrect since the decision to categorize drugs
as legal or illegal has been an arbitrary one. Marijuana is one
substance that has been mistakenly classified as an illegal drug
for too long. It is less harmful than such legal drugs as tobacco
and alcohol, offers medicinal benefits, and its legalization would
offer significant economic benefits to society. Therefore,
legalizing marijuana may not be such a bad idea after all.
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