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My Ethical Observation on Amsterdam’s Marijuana Policy It is my belief that Amsterdam’s policies involving the use of marijuana are ethically permissible. Studies and statistics have shown that the side effects of marijuana are not harmful; in fact a person’s ability to do certain things may actually improve under the influence. Amsterdam has regulations set in place to prevent abuse while still maintaining enjoyment of the product. And it has greatly benefitted their economy, set a trend for other countries to follow, and kept the citizens happy. All of the good outweighs the bad, and no harm is being caused to anyone by letting this activity happen, therefore, I see nothing morally wrong with the legalization of marijuana in Amsterdam. Say you’re at a party, and you have to choose between riding with a drunk driver, and riding with a driver who has smoked marijuana, which would you choose? Well a study of vehicular accidents in 1990-91 showed that while 51.1% of the drivers in the accidents that resulted in fatalities were under the influence of alcohol, only 17.8% of those had used one of all other drugs combined, with marijuana taking a whopping 6.7% of the total deaths. In fact, other studies have shown that when taken in small doses, much like the 5 gram maximum that Amsterdam enforces, it actually improves the driving skills of the person under the influence. Because marijuana produces a state of higher awareness, people driving while high are actually more cautious than a person under no influence whatsoever. So the impact of marijuana on a person’s well-being is highly exaggerated, and causes little to no harm to one’s self or ones society. Like the studies above have shown, when regulated in small doses marijuana doesn’t impair your abilities to do certain activities. And furthermore marijuana in Amsterdam is sold specifically in a controlled

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