Legalizing Marijuana

It took me a couple of times to read this article before I really grasped what the author was trying to say. In the beginning I was a little unsure. I am not really sure how I stand on the legalizing marijuana issue. The author of this article clearly wants marijuana to be legal. The author was saying that 80 year olds should have their licenses taken away and give them marijuana. I disagree with that only because I feel like most 80 year olds are so out of it as it is and are possibly already taking every medication out there. I think that marijuana is definitely not something that 80 year olds need. The author brought up some great points about how much money the government spends on marijuana related things. The article says that 47.5% of drug arrests are marijuana related. I personally think that too many people are smoking marijuana and the ages of people smoking are getting younger and younger.  Like I said earlier, I am unsure of my standing on this issue. All I can say is that if marijuana was legalized then it would cut down on a lot of arrests and costs. However, the downfall is that people won’t be in the right state of mind.