Hook: What are the benefits of legalizing marijuana in the U.S.? Background Information: Marijuana is made from dried and shredded parts of the cannabis plant, like the stems, leaves, seeds, and flowers. Cannabis is divided into three species – cannabis ruderalis, indica, and sativa. Cannabis ruderalis contains low levels of Tetra Hydro cannabinol, which is one of 113 cannabinoids discovered in marijuana. Cannabis indica produces large quantities of THC, which provides euphoric effects that make it popular for use both as a medicinal and recreational drug. When compared to indica strains, cannabis sativa generally comprise of a higher THC concentration. However, all three can be treated as subspecies of C. sativa that originated from Central Asia (Keyhani et al., 2018). The plant is also known as hemp, even though this term refers to cannabis that is cultivated for non-drug use. Problem Statement: This research aims to problems pushing American youth to drug use are basic. Drugs are a means of escape because when people look around, all they see are dishonest politicians, police brutality, corruption, graft, segregation, discrimination, racism, war, water pollution, and air pollution. Research Question: How does transportation, tourism, construction, real estate, and food industry benefit from legal marijuana? Hypothesis: It is believed that according to statistics, more than 128 million people have experimented marijuana, despite it being illegalized under federal law. Annually, almost 600,000 Americans are caught for marijuana possession, which equates to one person per minute. Thesis Statement: The purpose of this paper leads to legalizing marijuana not only boosts the economy, but also leads to decreased teen marijuana use.  Literature review Given the health issues related to drugs such as additions, lung diseases, cancer, mental illness, hepatitis, and HIV/AIDS there is always a strong objection against users and commercialization of any form of drugs (Institute for Behavior and Health, 2021). On the other hand, some people support the process because it will create new opportunities to improve quality drugs and access them at a lower price for treatment and recreation purposes. Some people object against recreational drugs argue that such measures will prohibit and discourage people from drug-related crimes (Institute for Behavior and Health, 2021). Multiple studies discussed and the negative effect and impact of drugs on society. However, over time the government and communities in different parts of the world also seem to initiate a new perspective that it will be better to legalize recreational drugs rather than using a law that bans them. The perspective here is that the legalization of drugs will significantly improve their quality and eliminate illegal markets. As a result, governance is expected to spend less money on law enforcement and generate more taxation.  With this in mind, this has become an exciting area of research fo ...

1. Hook: What are the benefits of legalizing marijuana in the U.S.?
Background Information: Marijuana is made from dried and
shredded parts of the cannabis plant, like the stems, leaves,
seeds, and flowers. Cannabis is divided into three species –
cannabis ruderalis, indica, and sativa. Cannabis ruderalis
contains low levels of Tetra Hydro cannabinol, which is one of
113 cannabinoids discovered in marijuana. Cannabis indica
produces large quantities of THC, which provides euphoric
effects that make it popular for use both as a medicinal and
recreational drug. When compared to indica strains, cannabis
sativa generally comprise of a higher THC concentration.
However, all three can be treated as subspecies of C. sativa that
originated from Central Asia (Keyhani et al., 2018). The plant is
also known as hemp, even though this term refers to cannabis
that is cultivated for non-drug use.
Problem Statement: This research aims to problems pushing
American youth to drug use are basic. Drugs are a means of
escape because when people look around, all they see are
dishonest politicians, police brutality, corruption, graft,
segregation, discrimination, racism, war, water pollution, and
air pollution.
Research Question: How does transportation, tourism,
construction, real estate, and food industry benefit from legal
marijuana?
Hypothesis: It is believed that according to statistics, more than
128 million people have experimented marijuana, despite it
being illegalized under federal law. Annually, almost 600,000
Americans are caught for marijuana possession, which equates
to one person per minute.
Thesis Statement: The purpose of this paper leads to legalizing
marijuana not only boosts the economy, but also leads to
decreased teen marijuana use.
Literature review

2. Given the health issues related to drugs such as additions, lung
diseases, cancer, mental illness, hepatitis, and HIV/AIDS there
is always a strong objection against users and
commercialization of any form of drugs (Institute for Behavior
and Health, 2021). On the other hand, some people support the
process because it will create new opportunities to improve
quality drugs and access them at a lower price for treatment and
recreation purposes. Some people object against recreational
drugs argue that such measures will prohibit and discourage
people from drug-related crimes (Institute for Behavior and
Health, 2021). Multiple studies discussed and the negative
effect and impact of drugs on society. However, over time the
government and communities in different parts of the world also
seem to initiate a new perspective that it will be better to
legalize recreational drugs rather than using a law that bans
them. The perspective here is that the legalization of drugs will
significantly improve their quality and eliminate illegal
markets. As a result, governance is expected to spend less
money on law enforcement and generate more taxation. With
this in mind, this has become an exciting area of research for
both scholars and professional researchers. Bach, Jaklič &
Vugec (2018) conducted a study on business intelligence to
determine its impact on organizational performance and find
whether organizational culture influences the relationship
between the two. The result of this study indicates that
organizations with more mature business intelligence have
better organizational performance. Bouaoula et al. (2019)
conducted a study to determine the impact of business
intelligence on organizational competitiveness. After collecting
data and conducting data analysis, the researcher found out that
an organization can significantly improve its competitiveness
using Business intelligence because it enhances how an
organization searches for information, treats information,
utilizes information, and ensures information security.
Pacula & Smart conducted a recent study to evaluate and
highlight the decriminalization and medical marijuana laws'

3. effect and provide clear insight into marijuana liberalization,
marijuana products, and related policy dynamic/policy
heterogeneity. Generally, the context in this article provides a
detailed description of the concepts related to marijuana
legalization. For instance, the article defined different
terminologies such as heterogeneous marijuana policies,
discrimination, and related definitional problems, and
heterogeneous population/product and the effect of marijuana
legalization in each situation. The study shows that marijuana
legalization is based on the correlation with different aspects
such as people, medical needs, and time. On the other hand,
Mechcatie (2018) suggests that with the current increase in the
percentage of states that legalize marijuana, there is an alarming
prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorder cases and drug
abuse among adolescents, hence implementing comprehensive
education prevention programs. This finding still leaves an
ironic question. Why is it then that more and more states are
passing marijuana medical and recreational used laws when the
result still negatively impacts?
The researchers such as Bin, Xinyang Chen, Xiangfan, and
Hong Yan are among other researchers that have recently
carried out studies related to Marijuana legalization (Yu et al.,
2020). One of their recent studies under the title Marijuana
legalization and historical trends in marijuana use among US
residents aged 12–25 involves a national survey on drug use and
health. The researchers used about 749,152 data from the
National Survey on Drug Use and health recorded from 1979 to
2016 to determine the rate of marijuana use over more than
three decades. The researcher found out that the rate of
marijuana use would either increase or reduce in different
historical periods. Specifically, after more states in the USA
have legalized Marijuana as a recreational drug, it is becoming
essential to emphasize youths' protection from using these
drugs. But if legalization of Marijuana is considered the best
approach, why is it becoming essential to protect youth from
using it? What are the benefits of this approach? And if any doe

4. they outweigh the drawbacks involved? Yu et al. (2020)
suggest that the legalization of marijuana started in 1993, and
California was the first state to pass the Medical Marijuana
Law. Today, we have more than 30 states that have passed the
same law, and 11 states have passed the drugs for recreational
use. The increasing percentage of legalized medical and
recreational use of Marijuana show that there are significant
benefits, but this is still unclear what those benefits are in
particular.
Research Method:
For this study, a meta-analysis method was used to synthesize
different results found among several studies. The researcher
accessed the virtual library through the MRU home page. Then,
the researcher accessed the EBSCOhost databases. Once there,
the researcher selected both MEDLINE Complete and CINAHL
Complete. An advanced search was performed, for which the
following keywords were entered in the Boolean search:
“Benefits”, “in the united states”, and “legalizing Marijuana.”
The search was limited to references providing full text, peer
reviewed, and abstract available. A limitation was set for
research published within the last five years, from 2016 to
2021. Additionally, researcher consulted only articles published
in English. The search provided access to a total of 185 articles,
of which only five (5) studies were selected based on their
relevance with the topic; the other 180 were discarded.
Results
he graphs shows impact of using marihuana in the United
States. Series 1 indicates partial impact of use of marihuana. Its
important is that those who use the drugs at sometimes are
highlighted in this series. Series 2 is a record of its impact to
when students are using marihuana and they are married. The
importance of this series is to show that marihuana affects even
married students. Finally, series 3 is an indication of marihuana
to students who have their own children. Having children is

5. important but this is an indication of responses to the use of
marihuana.
Discussion
The fact that marijuana is the second most popular drug in the
united states among the youth makes it more prevalent among
the students as indicated y the graphical representations. The
passive impact of marijuana uses among the students presented
in series 1 means that the number of impacted students and
young users is almost equally high just like in the active users
of the drug. Further, the effects of marijuana use are determined
among the married students to evaluate possible variance
between the married and unmarried students. The graphical
representations indications conclude that the impact of
marijuana on students whether married or unmarried is
relatively equivalent. Extensive evaluation of the hypothesis
indicate that the results of the study concur with the
experiment’s hypothesis (Nkemdirim Okere, 2018). The
hypothesis generally indicates the extensive use of marijuana in
the American society without specifically singling out a specific
niche of human population for example, students, or the senior
citizens. On the other hand, the research experiments evaluate
the impact and significant use of marijuana among the students
both married, and unmarried. The results presented graphically
shows high rate of marijuana use and increased social impact
among the students even among students with families. The
results compliment the hypothesis and initial perception that
majority of American citizens have abused or used marijuana
illegally in the past.
LIMITATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
This study, done to assess the benefits of legalizing marijuana
in US suffered several limitations; Firstly, there was no
laboratory study to measure and determine whether the patient
had IBS or not. The diagnosis of IBS was based on the patient’s
own subjective report concerning their symptoms. To rule out

6. other diseases, a patient ought to undergo several tests.
Therefore, based on signs and symptoms, the doctor diagnosed
whether one suffered from IBS. Because of this, therefore, the
researcher only found qualitative information that was offered
by patients based on their symptoms. In addition to this, the
articles that were analyzed made use of samples which were
smaller in carrying out their investigations. Because of this,
therefore, the results that were obtained were verified on a
much smaller scale.
Concerning the research method that was used, the researcher
only used materials published from 2016 to 2021. This was a
limitation for the study because the information that collected
was insufficient. In addition to this, only five out of 185 articles
were selected based on their relevance to the topic. By picking
only 5 articles for research, the information that was accessed
by the researchers was narrowed in scope. In addition to this,
researchers used meta-analysis method in conducting their
research. This method is ineffective because the researcher
combined different articles in the same study. The researcher
had to come up with the summary and there was a possibility
that this left out important differences across the articles.
Additionally, there was the possibility of biasness in this study
because in most cases, researchers only want to make
conclusions that are favorable to them.
In light of these limitations, chances of a proper outcome from
this study were slim and the researcher could have changed this
by correcting them or by using a different research method in
conducting this research