Do you think marijuana should be legal in the United States ? Why or why not?

Yes, it should be legal in the United States as legalizing recreational marijuana will add billions to the economy, create hundreds of thousands of jobs, free up scarce police resources. Regulating marijuana will lower street crime, take business away from the drug cartels, and make marijuana use safer through required testing, labeling, and child-proof packaging. Children who has diseases will also have easier access to such in life threatening scenarios.