The federal legalization of marijuana encompasses several key aspects that affect both public health and the economy. On the health front, marijuana offers significant benefits such as reducing nausea and vomiting in chemotherapy patients, alleviating chronic pain, and serving as an alternative to pharmaceutical drugs.
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
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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).