{"id":588,"date":"2016-02-10T10:52:17","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T10:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/?p=588"},"modified":"2018-01-19T07:39:04","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T15:39:04","slug":"weed-break-wednesday-should-marijuana-be-legal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/weed-break-wednesday-should-marijuana-be-legal\/","title":{"rendered":"Weed Break Wednesday: Should Marijuana Be Legal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>States like Oregon, Washington and Colorado have already passed legislation that directly contradicts federal law. At the federal level, marijuana is today still classified as a schedule 1 substance. \u00a0Even though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/federal-ruling-offers-legal-dispensaries-greater-protection\/\">new rulings<\/a> will aid in protecting marijuana patients and businesses\u00a0from federal\u00a0recourse, the debacle over marijuana&#8217;s future in the U.S.\u00a0is far from over.<\/p>\n<h2>Should Marijuana Be Legal?<\/h2>\n<p>Many support the legalization of marijuana for pragmatic reasons. Taxing marijuana sales brings much needed revenue to states and counties. Some argue regulating marijuana will help to snuff out the black market and undermine the vicious drug cartels cycle. Alternative medicine uses call for more improved access for research of cannabis health benefits. Some groups have aligned philosophically to argue, as was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/mexican-government-agrees-getting-high-is-a-constitutional-right\/\">the case<\/a> in Mexico, that access to cannabis is a basic human right, protected constitutionally.<\/p>\n<p>Generationally and over time, as indicated by Pew Research Center, marijuana legalization has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2018\/01\/05\/americans-support-marijuana-legalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gained support<\/a> in public opinion polls.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? \u00a0<strong>Should Marijuana Be Legal? \u00a0Why? \u00a0Why not? For what purpose?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Pew Research Poll Results<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2277 size-full\" title=\"Pew Research Marijuana Legalization\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pew-research-marijuana-legalization.png\" alt=\"Pew Research Marijuana Legalization\" width=\"310\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pew-research-marijuana-legalization.png 310w, https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pew-research-marijuana-legalization-138x300.png 138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve heard the question asked many times. Should marijuana be legal? 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