less crowding to an already overcrowded prison population
would help institutionalized racism
cut costs because putting people in prison is expensive
free up police time to work on more pressing issues
reduce economic inequality
police not arresting people for drug crimes so public health has to step in to take a different approach
users engage in crime to fund drug habit
when a person is addicted to drugs it can effect the whole family
work related injuries
car accidents
money could go into funding things like schools or treatment facilities
regulate the quality and price
money that is saved could go towards things such as programs for rehabilitation and building more treatment facilities
put more funding into programs such as syringe exchange programs and treatment facilities
makes children think that using drugs is appropriate since it is legal
arrests
incarceration
tons of stigma facing addiction because people are ashamed if legalized then people might be more likely to ask for help