Analysis Of Why Congress Should Legalize Pot By Jeffery Miron

In the article, â€Å"Why Congress Should Legalize Pot† by Jeffery Miron, he lists many different reasons why he thinks marijuana should be legalized by the federal government for recreational use in the United States. Throughout the article Miron uses a consistent amount of logos in an effort to persuade or convince the readers that his opinion is correct. By continuously listing facts and logical statements supporting federal legalization he hopes that the reader will understand and be able to eventually agree with his opinion. Miron uses a very minimal yet effective amount of pathos towards the end of his article. He talks about how marijuana can help with various medical issues including the chemotherapy process of cancer. This appeals†¦show more content†¦Shortly after, Miron starts reffering to and talking about the state of Colorado, which in 2012 became the first state to legalize recreational use of marijuana. Miron states, â€Å"Since commercialization of m edical marijuana in 2009, and since legalization in 2012, marijuana use, crime, traffic accidents, education and health outcomes have all followed their pre-existing trends rather than increasing or decreasing after policy liberalized† (Miron 1). Expressing this fact in his article is very crucial to Miron’s argument, because one of the big issues some people fear when talking about legalizing marijuana is that things like crime and traffic accidents will increase, but this fact proves them wrong. Shortly following this point he changes his perspective a little, in an attempt to further prove his argument. Miron quickly moves to talking about legalization from a more personal standpoint, while still using mostly logos in his arguments. He starts talking about how one of the biggest pros that Colorado has seen after legalization is that people simply have easier access to the drug. Miron was very smart to put this in his article, because this is something people have bee n striving for, especially medical users that need marijuana to keep living comfortably that now don’t have to worry about using or buying it illegally. Not too long