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There are many hypothetical situations that are relevant to my topic of legalizing marijuana. Imagine that you just got off of a hard day of work or class, and to unwind and relax, you want to smoke some weed. You go to your dealer’s house to buy some pot, then get in your car and head home. Maybe you are slightly flustered and anxious, and the only thing on your mind is getting home to relax. You drive like every other driver in the world, and maybe forget to turn on your blinker as you make a turn. A policeman sees you and immediately moves to pull you over. Now the stuff that you bought is really good and smells up the car, and when they cop walks up, he obviously can smell it. He decides to search your car and finds the pot, takes it and gives you a possession ticket, at the very least. Now you are stuck with a nice fat fine, court fees, and a dreadful day at court where they make you feel like you killed somebody.

            Now imagine somebody getting off work, and stopping straight at the bar before even going home. Some days can be stressful enough to make people do this all of the time. After a couple drinks, he or she is having a good time, and decide to stay. Before you know it, that person is hammered, and has to drive home. Swerving like crazy, speeding, and not paying attention at all, they arrive safely at home and go to bed.

            There is a major problem with this picture. How unsafe is it for somebody to possess marijuana? How unsafe is it for them to drive home hammered? Both of these scenarios happen all of the time, but instead of trying to bust people who want to smoke their pot, the police force should concentrate of keeping drunk drivers off of the road, and countless other dangerous crimes that happen. Giving out pot tickets is such a waste of time and money, and takes a load of attention away from real crimes.