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A 5 page paper which
argues that by legalizing marijuana the country could not only make a great deal of
money but also free up valuable prison space and save prison dollars. Bibliography lists
sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAlegpot.rtf
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the Prohibition period. And, aside from the war on drugs proving ineffective, it has also cost the country a great deal money, as well as costing its victims a great
deal of suffering. The prisons today are sorely overcrowded due to non-violent drug offenders, individuals who do, on the average, more prison time than violent criminals. Bearing these simple facts
in mind we present the following paper which discusses how the legalization of marijuana could positively affect the society and its economy. Legalizing Marijuana We have heard that
there are many positive health benefits to smoking marijuana for people with particular illnesses. And, we have certainly heard the cry that argues the economy would be far better off
if marijuana were taken off the black market and put into a legalized position that would benefit the economy. We also note that far too many individuals are incarcerated due
to non-violent drug offenses. And, as mentioned, "Many prison terms for non-violent drug offenders last longer than those people convicted of violent crimes like assault and armed robbery" (Drug War
Questions and Answers). Even without knowing the actual math involved with keeping these prisoners in prison, we can assume that the cost is astronomical and clearly lost in an effort
to make changes to the society. this becomes more evident when we note that "While the number of offenders in each major offense category increased, the number incarcerated for a
drug offense accounted for the largest percentage of the total growth (59%), followed by public-order offenders (32%)" (Drug War Facts: Prisoners). In fact, it appears that prison, for the non-violent
drug offender, is far more harmful than it is for the violent criminal. According to one author, "Thousands of non-violent, often mentally ill, drug offenders have been thrown into prisons
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