Legalization of Marijuana

1. By: Mike Cichetti
Spring 2017

2. • This is a nationwide controversial issue that we are seeing unfold in front of our eyes.
• The amount of states legalizing Marijuana for medical use are growing quickly.
• Legalizing Marijuana for recreational use is becoming a more reasonable thought than in
the past.
• Those opposed to legalization are concerned about Marijuana being abused by
adolescents.
• Pharmaceutical companies would not benefit the way they are now if we substited
prescription drugs with medical marijuana.

3. • How well would the economy benefit from legalizing Marijuana?
• What kind of drugs can be replaced with medical Marijuana?
• What would the restrictions be if legalized?
• Who would benefit and who would suffer?

4. • WebMD has conducted reasearch.
• CQResearcher Database
• American Psychological Association Database

5. • Foerstel, Karen. "Marijuana Legalization." CQ Researcher by CQ Press.
CQ RESEARCHER, 23 Aug. 2016. Web. 13 Feb. 2017
• Johnson, Michelle. "Legalizing Marijuana." CQ Researcher by CQ
Press. CQ RESEARCHER, 25 Mar. 2014. Web. 13 Feb. 2017.
• Rappold, Scott. "Legalize Medical Marijuana, Doctors Say in
Survey." WebMD. WebMD, 25 Mar. 2014. Web. 16 Feb. 2017.
Three Specific Sources

6. • Those who oppose the legalization of marijuana claim that it will be
often abused. Those who are not old enough may have easier access
and misuse the drug.
• Due to the fact that marijuana is still considered an illegal narcotic on
the federal level, dispensaries must operate on cash. The customers
must pay in cash as well as the employees get paid in cash.
• Many prescription drugs can be replaced by medical marijuana. If we
started to substitute the costly drugs with marijuana, the
pharmaceutical companies would lose so much profit. They would
not like to see marijuana become legalized so they will team up with
the federal government to make sure it does not happen.v

7. • The entire country will benefit due to the potential economic growth
that legalizing marijuana can entail.
• There are a lot of medical purposes for marijuana than can change
how doctors prescribe medicine.
• Law enforcement will be able to focus on the bigger threats that we
face nowadays.