What ya guys think? Im for it! I just recently emailed the nj governor about it trying to convince him. im asking if maybe anyone that lives in nj can help me out? Hi. I'm Stephen Kuchinski talking on behalf of NJ. I want to speak with you about marijuana and how it should be legalized. For one it will help the economy tons. We spend around $127,000,000 clogging up our jails and legal system in the name of marijuana prohibition. That will give us more money to spend on schools instead of something that is safer than legal things such as cigarettes and alcohol. Its been proven that people are more likely to die under the influence of alcohol compared to marijuana. People get very nasty and mean drunk, but when you smoke marijuana your mellow and calm. Also it helps people focus which could help them in a lot of things. Another thing is I suffer a long term shoulder injury and I read that it helps ease pain which would help me do things I used to be able to do. Lastly, ever since Hurricane Sandy there has been lots of unemployment. But if marijuana was legal it would give lots of people jobs to grow and earn everything they used to have. Also, if you look at the crime rate Colorado had before legalization of marijuana it was a lot higher than it is now because most people are calm and mellow and don't want to harm anyone.
Thank you for taking the time reading this I hope you take it into consideration.