Legalize Marijuana

Dissertation or Thesis # 8185

Criminology > Drugs Enforcement
Law > Criminal

Legalize Marijuana

A dissertation as to why it would be beneficial to legalize the growth and use of marijuana.

810 words () | 7 sources | MLA | 2002 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper outlines the positive side to the drug, marijuana. The writer claims that marijuana should be legalized for a myriad or reasons: Healing benefits for the ill, positive impact on the clothing industry, the paper industry and a source of fuel.

From the Paper:

"Marijuana would greatly benefit the trees of the world. "Interest in this plant as a producer of high-quality, sustainable fiber has resurfaced worldwide with concern about the paper industry's voracious appetite for trees" (SunHemp). By using the fibers of the plant paper can be produced. It seems as though many people do not realize this and it is very easily overlooked. Recycling paper could become a thing of the past."