Drug Legalization in Jamaica (argumentive)

Drug Legalization in Jamaica (argumentive)

  • Submitted By: lexieS
  • Date Submitted: 03/27/2014 2:43 PM
  • Category: Social Issues
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Growing up, everyone is told that, “Drugs are bad for you,” time and time again. Now as a kid you don’t really understand the reasoning behind it, but you listen to your authority figure regardless. I remember being told this my entire life and even to this very day. But as I got older I realized that people would still use drugs even though it’s illegal. I could never understand why someone would go against the law and jeopardize their life just to use drugs? It was just a completely illogical thought that I would constantly push to the back of my mind once I grew frustrated of trying to figure it out. One of the most common, and mainstream drugs is Marijuana. Everybody young and old knows what marijuana is. Although, it is illegal in Jamaica people still use it, law enforcement no longer bothers to provide consequences to the people with the drugs. So the question here is, Why not just legalize marijuana in Jamaica? The debate to legalize marijuana in Jamaica has been fought over nonstop since the existence of the drug and its effects. Marijuana has been tested and proven to provide a very positive impact on the Jamaican society for many reasons. Some of these reasons are for Jamaica’s economy, health and even crime. These reasons could very well help Jamaica thrive in the future and that is why Marijuana should be legalized in Jamaica.
This naturally found plant known as marijuana is recognized all around the world. This plant is known to be a drug that gives users a “high” and is illegal in almost every location of the world. Some places are very strict when it comes to enforcing that law while others are very lenient. Jamaica is a stellar example of lenient enforcement by law. Today more and more people are deciding to side with pro marijuana legalization for America. People that never gave marijuana legalization a thought or were heavily against it are now starting to believe legalization would prove helpful for the United States of America....

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