2. Conventional treatment and
drugs are expensive
Some as much as $10,000 per dose
Radiation treatment can run in the
hundreds of thousands of dollars
Hospitalization can reach hundreds of
thousand’s of dollars
3. The illegality of marijuana
reduces the desire to use it.
Marijuana use can
result in your loss of
freedom
Your civil rights can
be taken from you
You could be
saddled with a
criminal record
4. The effects on the legal system
The legalization of marijuana can
produce a revenue base of 7.7 billion
dollars annually
A saving’s of hundreds of millions of
dollars
Due to reduction of criminal cases
brought before the judicial system
Police would be able to spend more of
the budget on pursuing more serious
crimes
5. Medication for sufferer’s of
serious illnesses
Use for relief of pain
Cancer ,Aids, Major
depression
Less toxic than
prescribed therapy’s
Appetite enhancer
6. Economical effects of legalizing
marijuana
Hemp related products
Paper,rope,lotions,clothing,oil
Startup of new businesses
Tax revenue (by most estimations ,we
would see an increase of at least seven
hundred and fifty million dollars
annually)
7. Quality of life issues
Current patients
living better lives
Eating a decent
meal and keeping it
down
Playing with the
children and
grandchildren
Going out to see a
movie and enjoying
it
8. Comfort for family and
friends
For every sufferer of a debilitating
disease there are at least 65 family and
friends involved with the process
Patients seem to be more accepting of
their fate
The relief of not worrying about being
arrested for violating the law
9. Steps that can be taken to get
the current prohibition lifted
Contact your Senators
Contact your Representatives
Contact local and state officials
Go to pro-legalization websites and write
a letter (most sites have a form letter
you can send in)
10. When the prohibition is lifted
There will be no fear
of legal repercussions
Patients will have a
better quality of life
The lack of need for
pain medications and
appetite stimulant
prescriptions will
decrease costs for
patients