letter+to+the+editor

Dear Editor, Today, one of America’s largest possible cash crops is being prohibited from distribution to a wide number of eager consumers. Because of this, our government misses out on an estimated $10 to $14 billion dollars of revenue which a system of taxation would bring in. Repealing this prohibition has the possibility to stimulate today’s declining economic situation by creating millions of jobs, all involving this crop’s cultivation and distribution. Not only is potential revenue from this crop being ignorantly cast aside, it also results in 800,000 arrests each year, necessitating the expense of $8.61 billion dollars in government funds. Resulting in the overpopulation of jails and creating a general strain on American families. This cash crop, known as marijuana, constitutes 89% of all drug related felonies and misdemeanors. We can either continue the failed policy of prohibition which loses out on potential revenue and incarcerates thousands, or we can move forward with the responsible production, distribution, and consumption of a crop worth tremendous value. A necessary effort? You decide.

//This is a letter to the editor that i feel could contribute to the legalization of marijuana if it were ssent to any local newspaper in a community and its the lttle things like this that are going to raise the awareness of the public.//