The Legalization of Marijuana
Legalize it!
Think back to the late 60's and 70's and a few images will come to mind, the Vietnam War, man on the moon, and for almost everybody the image of a group of hippies somewhere in a field smoking a joint. The once hippies and marijuana users are now grown-ups with a mission, legalization of the drug they once used to help them escape. I personaly feel that these people have good reasoning behind their cause. Although I have not used the drug in almost a year I agree with many of the ideas behind legalization.
The first fact that is making a strong impact on the views of not only myself but also many others is the vast usage today. A 1999 report done by the Institute of Medicine, a highly credible source, found that, in 1996 68.6 million people or 32% of the United Stated population over 12 had tried marijuana at least once in there lifetime and was growing (Lowry, 2001). More recent studies put the figure at 47%. That is nearly half of the population. These numbers are up almost 15% in only 7 years. With numbers like this the case of marijuana prohibition is beginning to look like the alcohol prohibition of the 30's. America is sending nearly 700,000 people a year to prison for marijuana related crimes (Lowry, 2001). In a nation with as large of an overcrowding problem as the US's it is amazing to me that 700,000 cells are tied up by people who are participating in a victimless crime like marijuana usage.
The limited effects of marijuana that are now being studied and brought to life are also swaying people from their once strict stand on marijuana. Marijuana obviously has the ability to intoxicate and individual in the short...
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You can NOT compare pot to cigarettes! Tobacco is NOT the same as hemp! Your arguments for legalizing marijuana are much like everything else I've read on the subject -- not convincing. Sorry.
Very nice essay, you support your argument well.
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There is definitely a lot more that could be said about this subject as it quite a controversy. All I can say is this, unlike most other , is foudn naturally in plants...and doesn't have to be altered in order to have the effect it's users or abusers, which ever way you look at it, want it to.
The ironic part is that so many people use , that trying to enforce prevention laws is reaching the point of such futility that it isn't even funny.
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