Marijuana Should be Legalized in all American States

After reading my comments and suggestions on the rough draft, you must revise, edit and proofread the 4-page rough draft and Works Cited. Expand your argument and ideas into an full 7-8 page final argumentative research paper plus Works Cited with a variety of 7-8 (no more) current, credible sources from 2010-present. You should have at least three (3) SCHOLARLY JOURNALS***. Have detailed and balanced emotional appeals (pathos), factual evidence (logos), and ethical appeals (ethos) to advance your argument; clear, objective comments regarding your position on the issue and opposing viewpoints; correct MLA in-text citations; and a corrected Works Cited, matching all your sources and revising for correct format. Make sure your paper is 70% you and your ideas and comments and only 30% source use for support. Don't forget you should also have a comparison between the US and only one other country of your choice, focused on your issue, which should be balance 50% for the US and 50% for your country. Finally, the paper should be proofread for grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors which can detract from any good content in a paper. Have the correct heading in the upper left corner of the first page, a catchy title, proper MLA page numbering, one-inch margins, and everything double-spaced. Have well-organized and well-developed paragraphs that advance and support your overall thesis statement. Since I have corrected errors and expect you to follow directions all semester to learn from those errors, I will be much harder with the grading on the final copy of this argumentative research paper. Professor English 1108 November 18, 2015 Marijuana Should be Legalized in all American States –Comparing the US and Canada Cases The legalization of Marijuana in various American states has raised a controversial debate in diverse aspects. However, most states have legalized its use limitedly, allowing its use on medical grounds and slightly on recreational purposes. Compared to Canada, the US is totally different. Canada’s laws on marijuana use are too weak to prevent the use, trade, cultivation, and illegal distribution of marijuana. Statistically, the arguments formulated in this paper have been founded on various data for authenticity and credibility. For instance, the African-Americans constitutes roughly 13% of the US population and nearly 13.5% of yearly marijuana consumers, nonetheless, blacks have also accounted for 26% of the entire marijuana arrests (Gay and Ray 245). However, this paper argues that Marijuana should be legalized in all the American states minus limitation on its use. First, in the US, it has been established that marijuana is helpful medically as it helps in stimulating appetite, relieve nausea, and manage cancer as well as AIDS patients. Due to this fact, it is improper to illegalize the use of marijuana on baseless grounds. The arguments that it contributes to crime is unjustifiable because it there are numerous criminals who do not even use bhang. Thus, it is important for most states to reconsider their stands on the use of marijuana despite uproar from other activists that “Cannabis” should not be used in the country. It is also being investigated whether marijuana is important in the enhancement of immunity of its users. This establishment will be beneficial as it will indicate that people who use bhang are resistant to some disease. This benefit is critical and cannot be ignored when it comes to the debates for or against marijuana legalization (Malivert and Hall 456). On the contrary, those who are against the full legalization of marijuana argue that its legalization will lead to misuse and abuse of the drug and this might be detrimental to the health of various individuals who might have joined the use and cultivation of marijuana without knowing the exact implications. This argument is illogical because misuse of something depends on an individual’s decision. However, the government can come up with various programs to educate people on the dangers of marijuana, why and when it can be used rather than passing laws that discriminate against everyone either directly or indirectly. As part of Pathos, which relates with emotional insinuations, it is so touching to witness one dies or is incapacitated by a disease that could have been treated or managed using marijuana. When considering Canada, the medical marijuana utilization is allowed by law. Just like in many countries, marijuana is becoming globally acknowledged as medicine making most Canadians to wonder whether marijuana is really legal in the country. Logically, unlike the USA, Canada became the first country to legalize cannabis for medical purposes in 2001 under its known “Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)”; subsequent to declaration by the Canadian Court of Appeal that ban of medical marijuana is unconstitutional. Although several states in the America have legalized the use of marijuana for recreational purposes, it is totally illegal in Canada whose laws have not been amended to accommodate the current demands to fully legalize the drug. However, it is arguable that the efforts made to allow only a limited amount of marijuana in the US to be purchased, grown, and possessed is doing more harm than good, which calls for a total legalization of the drug. Another reason why marijuana should be legalized is that its prohibition per se has largely failed to control the utilization as well as domestic production of marijuana. This means that whether marijuana is illegal or not, still “American users” will continue to use, produce, and even trade marijuana. To save the government the cost incurred in the implementation of prohibition measures, it is vital to legalize it fully, but sensitize people on its responsible use. This will allow the country to move forward and enhance the human rights issues it strives to promote in all the 50 states. Statistically, the government has used utilized criminal penalties to avert the use of marijuana nearly 75 years, yet, the users of marijuana has increased by above over 30 million people yearly. What is lacking is sensitization of people against the use of marijuana but not enacting various laws that do not help at the end of the day. Additionally, arrests executed on marijuana users has inexplicably affected the African-Americans and Hispanics, which cements the perception that the police and other law enforcers are biased and discriminative against the minority groups. African-Americans have accounted for nearly 13% of the US’s population and almost 13.5% of unwavering marijuana users, nevertheless, blacks also constitute 26% of the entire marijuana arrests. Based on these findings, it is not proper to note that the laws created by the government are used against the minority groups. This trend can disintegrate the unity of the country, which needs proper and remedial efforts to curb the situation (Malivert and Hall 455). Hence, Marijuana should be legalized entirely in the US without prejudicing any minority group within the country. Another argument is that marijuana legalization will minimize money flow from the American economy to global criminal groups. Instead of buying marijuana from other countries outside the US, the drug will be cultivated, processed, and sold within the country, and this will create employment and increase revenue to the country. Evidently, it is crucial to conclude that marijuana should be fully legalized in all the American states. Looking at the USA’s case and the Canada’s case compared on the legislations against marijuana, it still confirms the argument of this paper that the use, purchase, growth, as well as possession of marijuana should not be limited to the levels it has reached today. Putting very strict laws against certain issue and then pretend to have legalized its use is improper as it hardly allows the most affected people to get the needed attention. Just like Canada, the US could have thought of either totally illegalizing the drug or fully legalizing it for its users to enjoy the anticipated freedoms under confines of the laws. Currently, this plea looks like a mirage although most states have seen the sense because the partial fed laws they have enacted are confusing. Just like Canada prospects it new laws governing marijuana use to be tightened, the US should follow suit by abandoning all archaic principles it has adhered to at the expense of the citizen’s freedom of choice, which should be practice within the confines of the law. It is vital to support the current debate that the marijuana consumption’s as well as incidental possession should not be met with severe Criminal Code. However, it can be argued that only those who provide minors with the drug should be punished. Additionally, operating machines as well as motor vehicles under the influence of alcohol should be prohibited. Works Cited Gay, Samantha, and Sabin Ray. ""War on Drugs": How Will Domestic Legalization Affect International Conflict?" The Brown Journal of World Affairs 20.1 (2013): 245-52. Web. 7 Nov. 2015 Malivert, Roland, and Joshua C. Hall. "The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on Extralegal Marijuana Prices." Atlantic Economic Journal 41.4 (2013): 455-6 . Web. 7 Nov. 2015