Legalize Marijuana!

 

             My lego protestor is concerned about the un-regulated flow of marijuana, my lego protestor wants to spread awareness of the health benefits of marijuana. The lego protestors sees much opportunities in legalizing marijuana, such as new market for federal revenue, health benefits, and better regulation in society. In the Winner-Take-All-Politics, the authors mention that political parties goals are often misguided by special interest groups that finance the party. My lego protestor does not encourage substance abuse however he wants to end the overlooking on the drug problem, he wants to suggest a decisive resolution to the drug problem; that is the legalization of marijuana.

             Marijuana is the most illegally sold and used drug in the United States. President Barack Obama himself admitted to smoking when he was a youth. The drug is often labeled as harmful and negative; however, there are numerous health benefits attributed to marijuana. In comparison to other legally sold drugs, such as alcohol and cigarettes which contain lots of industrialized toxic chemicals and have greater potential in causing societal destabilization.

             I will also briefly explore other methods into solving the war on illegal drugs by comparing examples such as the elimination of opium in China. Opium was a major drug problem that was poisoning Chinese society for almost a century however the addiction was eliminated in less than a decade from 1949-1956. In addition to this, I will also compare the effects of marijuana in other societies that have legalized the herb such as the Netherlands and North Korea.

             As I discuss methods on how to gain leverage on the war on drugs, I will also briefly explain the politics, moral and laws that prevent the federal government from decisively separating drugs and society. Democracy and liberal freedom in society can comes with flaws, that at times must be suspended, in order to decisively finish matters through authoritarian means. Niccolo Machiavelli once spoke of how to utilize these sorts of strategies in one of his famous works known as The Prince.

             However the aspects of totalitarian and authoritarian forms of governing would never be adopted by the federal government nor accepted by the American public; which gives another reason to support the action of legalizing the use of marijuana because the federal government would have better control in regulating its flow, and reducing the income for the illegal drug cartels that are also being untaxed. When alcohol was prohibited during the 1930's, the organized criminals gained a enormous profit from the underground bars and brewing and distribution of alcohol.

             My lego protestor wants to spread awareness of the benefits of legalizing marijuana starting with it's health benefits, exploring alternative means to regulating the drug, and a new market that would contribute more tax revenue for the federal government.

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"Hard to Fight War on Drugs When We Are the Ones Fuelling It." The Sydney Morning Herald. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2013.

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Hacker, Jacob S., and Paul Pierson. Winner-take-all Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer-and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010. Print.