Only a matter of time

I think we can all agree that these days you need to save as much money as possible. If you agree with that it’s also safe to say that you agree its stupid to spend money fighting against something you could use to make money. That is our current situation in the legalization of marijuana debate. Our government is passing up on making profit. Like my classmate Emily Wenzlaff has stated in here blog “Puff Puff Pass Already Congress” it would not only bring income but reduce spending in our criminal justice system. According to her blog Texas has had over 500,000 arrests this year 237,000 of which being cannabis related. So if we are to stretch that statistic a bit further that would mean about half the people in our prison system are in there on cannabis charges. If marijuana was made legal those prisoners would be set free. This is turn would greatly help our problem of overpopulated jails. In addition to saving the money that would have been used to house, feed, and tend to those prisoners. Those are two very major benefits right off the bat. Not to mention the profit that would come off of the selling of legalized cannabis. It would be taxed in much the same way as tobacco and alcohol. She also brings up the money that will be saved by not having to hunt down Mexican drug cartels. With legalization there market will almost entirely go away. Why would you go to a shady drug dealer to get it when you could just walk to the corner store and pick it up with your soda and chips. Please do not get my wrong I’m not saying it will solve drug cartel problem just greatly reduce it. With all things weighed and measured I have to agree with Emily that we need to puff puff pass legalized cannabis.