Wednesday, November 28, 2018
To be a leader or a follower
Earlier this year Canada was named the first major economy to legalize marijuana. An article published in the New York Times outlined this historic day in history. Why is this such a big deal? Their government is taking a huge progressive step in trying to release people who have been locked up for nonviolent minor possession charges. Their government is also trying to eliminate the minimum waiting period for a pardon to be approved so that the people who have served time so far can be released. What their government is trying to accomplish and has accomplished so far has been amazing to witness. If the United States could adopt these ideas as a whole that would mean the release of thousands of people who have been locked up for nonviolent minor possession charges over the last decade. The revenue that could be generated for our government could help to provide a more stable economy. In Canada just one of their marijuana producers was valued at over $10 billion. For the United Sates being in debt for as long as we have been this could be a way to start to make some more money stateside. Everyone seems to have their own school of thought on how marijuana should be handled. If it's something that should be done quietly behind closed doors, or if it's something that should be just as socially accepted as drinking alcohol. No matter what one's school of thought is it seems as if it should be brought to light the upside of what could happen if marijuana was legalized. It could be a pivotal turning point in the United States economy and is something that I believe we cannot ignore anymore.
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My colleague, Austin, in his post addresses the great possibilities that we could achieve as a nation if marijuana were to be legalized completely. Austin begins this exposition by discussing the major successes that our friendly neighbors in Canada have achieved. To sum up their actions quickly, Canada became the first major country to legalize recreational marijuana. Because of this, all the non-violent marijuana charges have been lifted and many inmates in Canada have been rightfully released.
ReplyDeleteAs my colleague explains in his post, it is very possible that the United States could benefit greatly if it were to follow the path progressively paved by Canada. Not only could the United States be saving hundreds of millions of dollars releasing all prisoners locked up for silly non-violent marijuana charges, but its economy would skyrocket if marijuana were to be traded legally. Ultimately leading to Austin's next point regarding how legalization of marijuana could help the United States steadily crawl out of its debt with the rest of the world.
Aside from all the good that can come with the legalization of marijuana in which Austin has swiftly covered in his blog, I agree with the fact that these possibilities should at least be considered by our people in charge, not just ignored. We can clearly distinct the positive outcomes demonstrated to us by Canada, the only real problem I see is the fact that the United States has yet to do the same. If the people of the United States want real change, we should then properly educate people about the subject of marijuana and our economy instead of jailing them. Demonstrate to everyone that our country can benefit from these possible changes financially and healthily.