Argumentative Essay: The Legalization Of Marijuana
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Marijuana is seen in so many different ways, it has been seen as bad and has been seen as good. From a young age you are told that drugs are bad for you, and to stay away from them. It is even referred to in everyday life like; music, movies and TV shows. The media portrays it a certain way which is how people who have never come in contact or experienced the drug themselves is how they see it. There has been much debate on the legalization of marijuana. Last year alone there were 7,000 more arrests in the U.S. compared to the year earlier. Nearly 701,000 people were arrested in 2014 for marijuana related offenses, which means roughly one arrest for pot every 45 seconds. Why not just legalize something that many people want legal? It has been