We must ask ourselves, how would legalization hurt people? The first concern of the anti-drug advocate is lost productivity in the workplace. This is unfortunately true, as some people will abuse this new freedom. The workplace is no place to be high. This leads to the cost of a system to test and make sure that no one works under the influence. The lack of motivation one often feels with marijuana use can slow down a workplace. A new type of drug test would need to determine how long ago a person was last under an influence.
Other casualties of legalization would be the tobacco and alcohol industries. With another mood-altering drug on the market, their profits would decrease. Addictive cigarettes keep the people coming back at an alarming rate. Cannabis would not. Alcohol would bear a much bigger loss than tobacco, simply because cannabis acts so much like alcohol, but with more pleasant mental effects and no hangover.
The final cost that would be incurred by the people would be their physical health. The smoking of any plant matter does damage to one’s lungs. The damage done by pot smoke is still less than that done by tobacco smoke. Nicotine hardens the arteries and increases blood pressure. THC does not.
A major concern with legalization is the operation of motor vehicles. No one should operate a motor vehicle under the influence of anything. Currently, alcohol is the biggest factor in highway accidents and fatalities. Pot and other drugs account for only about 8% of these accidents. With wider availability, this number could rise.
Read more: The Problems With Legalizing Marijuana - StateUniversity.com Blog
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