Should We Legalize Marijuana Part 2: Still probably

In my last article about fighting the good fight of keeping marijuana illegal, I discussed a variety of important issues to consider while making this monumental decision. But of course, there's more! First, marijuana operates as a fundamental excuse for police to arrest suspicious black men walking down the street. If you can’t blame marijuana for arresting African Americans, then it’s just called racism! 

Moreover, taking drug offenders out of jails would totally ruin the prison hierarchy. Just like in high school, prisons rely on a fragile system of popularity with jocks at the top, and deadbeat stoners at the bottom. If there was no bottom, what happens to the top? I’m sure I don’t want to find out. America has never lost a war, and with enough blind dedication we never will. History has taught us that if we just stick with our original idea with no real plan for completion, things turn out all right in the end, as long as we throw enough money at it. The Vietnam War, Korean War, War on Poverty, and of course my all time favorite, the War on Drugs. All wonderful examples of why America is right, and we always will be. 

In this tumultuous economy, jobs are scarce and we need to do everything possible to keep people employed. Police officers, lawyers, judges, and many other proud government employees rely on a steady stream of drunken people committing crimes to keep their livelihood in tact. Marijuana just doesn’t have the same economically beneficial effect on people by making them assault, murder, and rob others. If marijuana is legalized, who knows how much "drunk revenue" could be lost! The dedicated defense attorney Patrick Capson once said, “I have defended thousands of people who got drunk and did something stupid, but Marijuana just doesn’t give me the same business.” These are hardworking Americans who don’t deserve to have their jobs taken away just because we want to save some strangers’ lives. 


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