There is a major debate that is going on all across this country, the debate? Whether or not Americans should legalize marijuana. For every debate there are two sides to the issue. Concerning this issue, there is one side that feels it should be legalized. Then there is the other side that feels it should remain a controlled substance, thus keeping it illegal. Each side of this debate makes many valid points for one to consider when deciding, which way they lean towards. I personally feel that marijuana should be legalized, and I will explain later on why.
The first side that I will talk about is the side that feels marijuana should become legalized. One major point that this side makes is that compared to the use of alcohol which is legal. Marijuana has never caused a known fatality which compared to alcohol poisoning, kills over 1,300 people a year (Boston University). Marijuana also offers medical benefits that alcohol and tobacco do not offer, however the last two remain legal......
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