Federal Legalization of Marijuana

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Federal Legalization of Marijuana

Profitable

Boosts the economy by creating jobs (ProCon, 2023).

Legal Marijuana generated $170.6 million in Oregon in 2022 (Urban Institute, 2023).

Money can go back into the community.

Can be taxed. Legal Marijuana has generated $3.7 billion in taxes for states (Herald News, 2022).

Economy boost at this time of high inflation.

Health Benefits

Reduces nausea and vomiting in chemotherapy patients (Hall, 2022).

Helps reduce polypharmacy.

Reduces chronic pain (Hall, 2022).

The most common reason medical Marijuana is prescribed is to control chronic pain.

THC relieves muscle spasms (Hall, 2022).

Anxiety reduction (Hall, 2022).

Alternative to pharmaceutical drugs.

Resources

Urban Institute. (2023) Cannabis Taxes. https://www.urban.org/policy-centers/cross-center-initiatives/state-and-local-finance-initiative/state-and-local-backgrounders/marijuana-taxes

ProCon.Org (2023, February). Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legal? https://marijuana.procon.org/

Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission (2023). Cannabis Tracking System. Oregon. Gov https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/marijuana/pages/cannabistrackingsystem.aspx

Herald, M. S. (2022, April). Legal marijuana generates $3.7 billion in taxes for states, $178M in Oregon. Herald and News. https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/legal-marijuana-generates-3-7-billion-in-taxes-for-states-178m-in-oregon/article_dd717976-8438-586a-ade4-698b5c5d01f5.html#:~:text=Richard%20Vogel-,Legal%20marijuana%20generates%20%243.7%20billion%20in,states%2C%20%24178M%20in%20Oregon

Hall, W. (2022, April). The costs and benefits of cannabis control policies. Taylor & Francis Online. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.31887/DCNS.2020.22.3/whall

Negatives

Increased risk of road crashes (Hall, 2022).

Safer than alcohol.

Research on side effects of Marijuana consumption is incomplete (Hall, 2022).

Long term affects are unknown.

Increase prevalence of daily Marijuana use (Hall, 2022).

Monitor

Subvert from the illegal marijuana market (ProCon, 2023).

Safer communities.

Oregon has a tracking system to monitor Marijuana sales. CTS for short; Cannabis tracking system (Oregon.Gov, 2023).

Government-enforced laboratory testing (ProCon, 2023).

Will ensure Marijuana is safe and free of contaminants.