The legalization of marijuana would not only reduce crime, but it would also give the government control of marijuana, which would create a safer environment for drug users. Therefore, instead of our society using local drug dealers, which could be very dangerous because you have no idea of what they are giving you, what the drug dealers might do to you, or if they will try to persuade you into buying more harmful drugs, we could buy marijuana from local stores. Local stores would provide us with: a safer environment to buy marijuana, the trust factor that what we are getting is as safe as possible, and the knowledge that the store workers have no reason to pressure us into buying "harder,” more expensive drugs because they are not making money on the sales.