Legalization of Marijuana

Marijuana brought in by Millions In Tax Revenue last year

Delaware Tech students and staff seemed to that marijuana should be legalized. According to Fobes, marijuana brought $2 billion in tax revenues last year.

Students and staff at Delaware Technical Community College were asked if they believed Marijuana should be legalized, this is their responses about legalization of marijuana.

Christopher Friend, an Elementary education major at Delaware tech said “marijuana is not as bad as tobacco”, tobacco is more addictive than marijuana. Legalizing it would be easier than having people sneak it in.

Friend believed heroin is worse than marijuana. When you think of heroin you think about people in corners, and weed is laid back and chill said Friend.

Nathan Williams, Nursing major at Delaware tech said, I think marijuana should be considered legal on a federal level, it shows it does not have the harmful effects as alcohol

“It is a no brainier to legalize it” said Williams.

There should be no reason heroin being in the same category as marijuana. People overdose from heroin, people do not overdose from marijuana said Williams.

Marijuana is legal in 11 states and District of Columbia

Currently 11 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana.

850,000 people were arrested for marijuana offenses, 88% were possession.

According to the ACLU, Over 850,000 people were arrested for marijuana offenses AND 88% of those were for possession only.

Lakeida Mumford, Financial Aid specialist at Delaware tech said marijuana should be legalized. People find a way to use marijuana anyway. Marijuana is used for depression and anxiety and does not inhibit emotions like alcohol does.

Mumord said her grandfather had cancer and used marijuana it helped him stay at bay.

“They can cut out some of the referendum bills and then use it to fix the schools and build more schools” said Mumord.

“They need to revamp the laws,'' said Mumford, the laws are so old anyway and biased towards different cultures. Heroin is a hard drug but marijuana is not, they should not be in the same category.

Reina Carder, University of Delaware associates of arts program said she compares it to her opinion to drinking, she is fine with legalizing marijuana as long where you use it is safe.

“It seems a little extreme” said Cardner, she is not sure how they categorize different types of drugs.”

“I do not believe it is on the same level as heroin, especially since there have not been any deaths” said Cardner.

Marijuana is scheduled a level one narcotic

There are no reports of teens or adults dying from marijuana alone despite it being a Schedule One narcotic along with heroin.

U.S public opinion on legalizing marijuana from 1969-2018

According to Pew research. In 2018 6-in-10 Americans say marijuana should be legalized.”

Cody Gibboney, Criminal Justice major at Delaware tech said recreational should be considered legal so the government can tax it and make money for education.

“I believe in free will, if people want to do something they should be able to do it,''said Gibboney.

“I think that is insane” said Gibboney. Heroin does not have a scientific use, it just kills people, marijuana does not kill people, i feel the comparison is inane.