In Columbia South Carolina the debate continues to rage on regarding the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana and possibly other forms of recreational drugs. The pertinent questions still remain unanswered, “would this action of drug legalization really be good for the long term social moiré’s and families of Columbia SC not to mention what it would mean to the already overwhelming addiction problems our society and culture currently endures?”
One voice has clearly rang out on this subject and that being the opinions of our president of the United States of America. President Obama, in a CBSNEWS article, is quoted as saying “I opposes the legalization of marijuana…I do not think that's the right plan for America”. This CBS news article can be found at, “Obama: Legalizing Pot Won't Grow Economy”
The CBS news article goes on to discuss and debate many popular aspects of drug legalization such as; 1) would drug legalization help the economy? 2) would drug legalization help the prison over crowding problem? 3) would drug legalization help the debt and deficit problem? This is just to name a few issues but the overriding question still remains, “what would drug legalization do for Columbia’s addiction problems and Columbia’s families?” Until these imperative questions are fully examined and satisfactory answers provided to the public at large, do we as South Carolinians really want to tamper with the laws regarding this issue? This subject really does boil down to “what kind of Columbia do we want to leave to our children?”
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