Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - Jan/Feb 2016 | Page 26
LEGALIZING MARIJUANA:
DOES THE GOOD
OUTWEIGH THE BAD?
Journalist: Scorpinosis Nightfire
The legalization of Marijuana is supported by the majority of Americans and that support crosses party lines. One writer reported:
At a recent National Conference of State Legislatures
meeting in Seattle, nearly all
policymakers who attended a
session on legalizing marijuana
said they expected their states
would soon have to debate
legalization, if they haven’t already. A study by the Pew Research Center released in April
found that 53 percent of adults
supported the legal use of
marijuana
However with the expansion
of legalized marijuana usage,
comes the related challenges
of increased usage impacting
everyday activities like driving
for example.
As more states make medical
and recreational marijuana
use legal, they increasingly are
grappling with what constitutes DUID, or driving under
the influence of drugs, and
how to detect and prosecute
it. And they’re finding it is more
difficult than identifying and
convicting drunken drivers.
While marijuana is the substance, other than alcohol,
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most frequently found in drivers involved in car accidents, the rate at which
it actually causes crashes is unclear.
It comes as no surprise that with the pluses of legalizing pot usage comes
negatives as well. The human factor in any equation of trying to get something good from
anything we enjoy, is
our tendency to over
indulge versus intake
in moderation.. There
is no denying that
medicinal Marijuana
has been an effective tool in multiple
situations where its
positive results have
been well documented for medical
patients. However it
seems like the benefits that come from
recommended
or
authorized marijuana usage are always
eclipsed by the more
frequent reports of
problems caused by
unregulated over indulgence.
I can see how at this
point it may look as
if this article is pro
pot legalization with