Theory Post

Tomorrow, Californian legislators are meeting to listen to and debate testimony in favor of legalization of marijuana. This is good step forwards in the movement for legalization. The populace and lawmakers must get involved and discover the true effects of marijuana. Once legislators and congressmen also understand this, the legalization of marijuana will once again become a hotly debated topic. And until marijuana is legalized, polarized sides will not concede their positions. In order for cannabis to be legalized, certain restrictions must be placed upon it to ensure that it is responsibly used. This would mean an age restriction only allowing users to be twenty-one years of age or older. Furthermore, this would establish many state and federal taxes for buyers and sellers. Once this occurs, individual state governments can establish their own laws, like no smoking and driving, etc. After this, municipalities will be able to decide if they want to allow marijuana, much like ‘dry’ counties that do not sell alcohol. This is the only effective way to end polarized sides because if it remains to be a criminalized drug, questions will remain for those who believe marijuana is a beneficial good. If marijuana is never legalized, the proponents will still wonder how many people could have had their lives improved or even elongated by marijuana.