Full Sentence outline Kelli Lorenc COM/220 April 28, 2011 Christina Nelson Full Sentence outline I. Marijuana should be legalized because legalization will help the economy. II. Legalizing marijuana would allow the government to tax it. If marijuana was legalized in California it is estimated that it would bring around 1.3 billion a year it could offset billions in spending reductions and service cuts. Stateman, A. (2009, March13). Can marijuana help rescue Californias economy . Message posted to HYPERLINK http//www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1884956,00.html http//www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1884956,00.html With the economy slipping education programs have been cut dramatically governments could direct the taxes from sales of marijuana to education giving teachers better salaries, offering the programs lost and new programs and having smaller class sizes. Dawah International, LLC.(2011).Three Reasons why Legalizing Marijuana could save the United States of America.Retrieved from HYPERLINK http//prisonworldblogtalk.com/2011/03/25/three-reasons-why-legalizing- http//prisonworldblogtalk.com/2011/03/25/three-reasons-why-legalizing-marijuana-could-save-the-united-states-of-america/ III. Marijuana is a multibillion dollar war that could be ended by legalization. Legalizing Marijuana would be good thing instead of cops focusing on someone with weed they could be stopping a drunk driver from killing innocent people. N.A. Legalizing marijuana Adults can decide for themselves. USA Today (n.d.) MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 8 Apr. 2011. the government spend 68 billion a year on corrections