Legalizing Marijuana

Marijuana should be legalized, but also have its limits. Just how alcohol is legal, but drinking and driving is illegal. Minors should not be allowed to purchase from stores selling the drug. Certain areas should not be allowed to have marijuana smoked at, such as schools and work places. If it's at the comfort of your own house, marijuana should be allowed to be smoked from the privacy given by the Constitution. Marijuana has more positive effects than negative ones, such as creativity is stimulated and intelligence is increased. It's even currently being used as a way to deal with pain with therapy with patients who suffer from cancer. Recklessness deserves punishment. If you're being reckless you deserve to be punished. If you do something, you do it knowing the possible outcomes. If you drink and then plan to drive, you know there's a high chance of causing injuries or being injured as well. Such limitations are needed and can't allow the the drug to be used whenever one pleases. If that was the case, the injury percentage would skyrocket. If marijuana was to be legalized, the recession we're currently undergoing would wither away to no more. Money will be back in circulation and countries we currently trade with would buy marijuana, thus bringing money back to the US and furthermore lowering our nation's debt. Just some of the many reasons I personally believe marijuana should be legalized, but also with a lot of limits.

Symbolism

My little brother in his brown tee-shirt, which was originally white, comes running into the house. I asked him "what was wrong?" as he showed me his knee. What looked like ketchup dripping down his knee, seconds later realizing it sure wasn't. My little brother being only 10 still needs help with a lot of things he does. Especially when it comes to reaching high places, being 4ft tall doesn't help. As I placed the band-aid over his cut I asked him "How did he get the cut?" and his reply had me on the floor laughing until tears came. He told me how Mom bought him a Subway sandwich and a passing monster that barked passed by and attacked him, but instead of hurting him stole his sandwich. This still didn't solve how he got the cut though. Finding out few minutes later how he then chased the barking monster and fell, thus scraping his knee. As I wiped away what looked like rain drops coming down his cheek, I told him I could go get him another sandwich right now, anything he'd like. His frown that was upside down, flipped the other way and he became happy once again.