CRITIQUING "HOW WILL LEGALIZING WEED IMPROVE AMERICA'S ECONOMY?" BY
DANIEL CWIAKALA

In fact, weed is a gateway drug that is getting more and more popular
in our communities. Marijuana use is increasing everyday and many
people get caught with it all the time. However, I do believe
legalizing the drug will ultimately help society and the economy.

I agree with what Daniel Cwiakala on the statement made which said,
"There is no way that simply using money gained by the legalization
of weed will save our economy." Of course the sales only from
marijuana will not get our country out of dept but it will help. Even
if the profit of weed distribution is 6.2 billion dollars a year that
is 6.2 billion dollars we would not have had without this upcoming
change of law. Each year more money will be made from each sale so
more tax revenue will go to the government to help our struggling
economy. No, weed legalization alone will not completely clear debt
in The United States but overall it will help our country and our
beloved America needs all the help we can get.

Another advantage of legalizing marijuana is it would help with our
crime rate and the government can keep an eye on what is being sold
because they would be the distributors. Legalizing weed would make it
have no risk so many people would see it as not that much fun due to
it not being as thrilling, this is bad but many people do things
because it is illegal and they feel a rush when they do it. Many
Americans would quit smoking or smoke less because it is legalized
and it would not be as risky which also means not as much fun. The
government should have a limit on what one person can buy to keep bad
decisions from being made and so that there will be a higher profit in return.

Police officers and law enforcers can put a harsher punishment on
drug dealers, instead of a slap on the wrist they can send them to
prison for a long time because there is no need to sell when you can
buy it in the store.

Crime rate would diminish because drug dealers would be out of
business and citizens would not be in trouble for using marijuana.

Tasha Champ