Persuasive Essay On Legalizing Weed

Pass the Weed
The legalization of recreational marijuana is an inevitable fate for our country, as it has currently already been legalized in 9 states and Washington D.C. our nation's capital (DPA). People are finally starting to realize that weed causes our country much more good than harm. Recreational marijuana should be legalized in the U.S to promote customer safety and to benefit the economy through tax revenue. Cannabis is a simple, organic plant that can benefit each and every one of us.
One of those benefits is an economic one, don't believe me, ask Colorado, one of the leading states in legal marijuana use “pot is a stronger economic driver than 90% of the industries active in Colorado. Legal weed created 18,005 full-time jobs and added about $2.4 billion to the states economy last year.” (Pyke). The tax revenue is simply too great to ignore. States that legalized marijuana like Colorado are making billions and creating tens of thousands of new jobs, that shows that all states should do the same

Customer safety is currently in danger with drug cartels and dealers having a monopoly over the product, but by legalizing weed you put the business in much safer hands. “Regulations of legalized marijuana are viewed as a public health priority. Regulations will provide oversight of a market that is currently uncontrolled.” (APHA). Regulations, safety checks and inspections are perks that only come with legal weed, drug dealers don't follow any of these strict rules because they don't have to, but by putting weed into safe and legal hands the market can finally be safe for millions of