Got Weed? Why is Marijuana Illegal

             Throughout history, drugs such as alcohol, nicotine, and marijuana have faced bitter battles with the law. The issues of addiction, dependence, and health have often been used as reasons against these drugs. Alcohol and nicotine are currently legal, but marijuana remains illegal for the majority of the United States population.
             At one point in time all drugs were legal. That was before laws were passed against them. Slowly more and more laws were passed when people began to realize the harmful effects of some drugs. Soon all drugs were placed in one category - "bad". This led the Prohibition Era where society thought that a drug - free community was a safe community.
             The issue of legalization of marijuana has no definite or easy answer as to what should be done and how the topic should be handled. This is a current topic that has been on the forefront for many years. Propaganda movies such as Reefer Madness were made to defame marijuana as early as the 1930s. Marijuana is commonly believed to remain illegal due to the bad reputation it received during this time. Other drugs such as alcohol were made legal again by legislature such as the 21stamendment. Many misconceptions about marijuana still exist in society today. This leads to many false fact and uniformed opinions.
             This issue is very compelling to a variety of audiences, which leads to a wide scope of opinions about the legalization of marijuana. Conservatives in society seem to all follow the same line of response when ask about the topic, "Marijuana is bad and there is no need for it, don't you see what it does to children?" Many of these ideas are based on hearsay from other conservatives,
             although some have researched and still believe harmful effects of marijuana use outweigh any benefits. This group usually tends to consist of elderly people who wer
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