IF MARIJUANA WAS LEGALIZED, OR SHOULD I SAY, WHEN MARIJUANA IS LEGALIZED, there won't be any more "middle men". What I mean by this is that purchasing will be direct, so all of the money goes towards marijuana and not to someone's profit which is good for adults who buy it. This also means that there won't be need for as much criminal activity as if it were illegal. With the legalization of marijuana comes the legalization of possession of marijuana and I'm pretty sure that they won't arrest anyone with weed that's 19 and under. It's like people under 19 who have cigarettes on them: they won't get in trouble for it, but they can't go buy it themselves. 
That being said, I do think that there will be a lot of people buying weed for minors. Even if
there was and even if it was illegal, would you rather someone buying alcohol for a minor, which is harmful? This is a problem that the authorities know about and can't really stop. So, let's not really look at this. Let's stay positive, it's Tuesday.
$5 BILLION IN TAX REVENUE. REMEMBER THAT? YEAH, STILL THERE. $5B to the government that will collectively help society. I hope Canada will follow Colorado: they spend some of that money on post-secondary tuition. I think that will end up happening, especially if we're looking at having free tuition for low-income families. There are quite a few low-income families, and tuition costs quite a few thousand dollars...
I'm just happy I get to go to university for free.
Moving on.
Jeffrey Miron, professor at Harvard, said that street violence would drop. The reason why is that when things don't go to a certain's person's way, they try to resolve the conflict with violence. If marijuana was legalized, you could go get your own weed and not worry about things. If there was really a problem, however, you could go to court with the person bothering you.
Not only will these wonderful things be the product of cannabis legalization, but JOBS WILL BE CREATED. Yeah, JOBS, remember? That thing everyone picks on Windsor for? The thing I can't get even though my CV belongs in a glass case? Yeah. JOBS. Not only will there be JOBS, but there will be a variety of JOBS in: agriculture, technology, supply, retail, transportation, distribution, packaging, manufacturing, inspection, engineering, quality control, health research, financial and accounting services, marketing, tourism, communication, PUBLIC EDUCATION (praise the most high - see what I did there?), AND A MILLION OTHER THINGS. I had to name most of them to show you JUST HOW MANY ARE THERE. If you're in high school like me, you don't even worry about what field you're going into because you know that one of those jobs up there will be open for you!
BYE.
(1) http://stories.avvo.com/rights/marijuana/7-ways-america-would-change-if-marijuana-became-legal.html
(2) https://bc.liberal.ca/files/2013/01/DRAFT-Marijuana-Policy-Paper-Jan-13.pdf
Hey Camelia, I think the topic you chose is super important for people to understand. I feel like people think this topic is overused but I think it's important to understand both sides of legalizing marijuana. I think it's cool that you're informing us about this. I wouldn't have seen all perspectives of this if I didn't read your blog. Thanks!!!
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