Marijuana may be legalized in America due to Recession

A marijuana tax is being considered as a reason to legalize the drug by several cash-strapped states, including New York and Maine.

Advocates of marijuana have said that taxing the drug could help pump cash into states struggling to make ends meet. However, skeptics have disagreed.

But some lawmakers agree with advocates. They assert that legalizing marijuana and taxing it would help put a large amount of money into state budgets still recovering from the recession.