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Legalizing marijuana has benefits
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Jun. 25, 2013 1:01 pm
The government has been fighting over the legalization of marijuana for many years. Why is this fight still going on? The benefits that legalized marijuana would bring outweigh the negatives.
Not all drugs should be legal. However, marijuana is not a “drug,” it is a plant.
Real criminals behind bars, our national debt cleared on the taxes alone, and creating jobs for Americans are some of the benefits that outweigh the negatives. Why is it that I, a 21-year-old, realizes this, but the people we put in charge of our nation do not?
Brenee Andrew
Cedar Rapids
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