STUDENT AGREES BENEFITS OF LEGALIZATION OUTWEIGH COSTS

On Tuesday April 7th an article [editorial appeared titled "Fight
[Finance] the bailout: Legalize Weed", the article was an informative
piece letting the reader know the advantages that legalizing weed
would give to our country in a time of economic decline. After
reading the article I found my self strongly agreeing with the author
and admired them for speaking out on an issue that is so strongly opposed.

I believe that Marijuana is no more dangerous then cigarettes maybe
even less dangerous. As the author pointed out many believe that
smoking Marijuana can lead to harder drugs and crimes, but lets face
it if people want to smoke they are going to smoke legal or not.
Legalizing Marijuana may even lower that crime rate, if it was free
to purchase without fear of being caught people would be free to
purchase it themselves not through a dealer. The economy would be
able to save so much money if they stopped trying to locate sellers.

It's so hard to believe that in a country where cigarettes and
alcohol are sold to the masses that there would be a problem
legalizing a drug that could make money and also benefits people with
illness. There is no positive health effect in cigarettes and
children as young as 10 smoke or have tried a cigarette .Alcholol is
easily located in the grocery store or drive through and has been
the cause the cause of thousands of deaths. I know that marijuana is
responsible for negative events and addiction, but if this country is
already making money off the health of millions what could legalizing
Marijuana hurt.

Marijuana like anything would have to monitored and watched over with
caution. There should be age where it is legal to purchase and a set
amount that is allowed to be purchased at once. I'm not saying that
smoking is right I'm just saying that we need to deal with the
reality of the situation. It's not going to go away so why not
legalize it and help this country make some money in the process. I
agree with the author completely, the benefits of legalizing weed
outweigh the cost.

Christine Kiger