Legalization of Cannabis
The natural plant, Cannabis, has over twenty five thousand uses, for exampleeverything from construction materials to paper to clothing. Besides thesematerials it also has other uses such as medicinal and relaxation or recreationalpurposes. Unfortunately, in the United States we are not allowed to use thisplant of many advantages because our government has cannabis listed as acontrolled substance that is punishable by law to have in ones possession. Thisnaturally growing plant, which has been used since around the beginning ofcivilization up until 1937, is now illegal to grow, distribute, or use because asmall part of it can be smoked to obtain a state ofintoxication.(http://www.natlnorml.org/medical/index.shtml) Although this is onlyone use of cannabis it is one of the most prevalent in the United States eventhough it is outlawed and serious penalties are given to those caught. TheUnited States government has declared a massive war against this substanceand many other drugs which is commonly referred to as the "Drug War". Thiswar has been extremely expensive and largely unsuccessful and has onlyslightly slowed the flow of it onto U.S. soil. Although many citizen's and officials
TheDeclaration of Independence was drafted on hemp paper. Our situation is akin to theProhibition of Alcohol in which once it was outlawed there was an increase indrinking and demand so it made organized crime extremely rich and powerfuluntil they finally legalized it again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**not one. The drug dealer would be virtually non-existent and what good riddancethat would be. The black market wouldn't be able to compete for it would be far easier tobuy marijuana in a store legally than risk getting caught buying from a drugdealer. If the concern is that marijuana would be easier for children to obtain andeasier for adults to try then look at our current situation. Marijuana is accused of killing brain cells, causingcancer and many other detrimental attributes, in which supporters of the "DrugWar" use as propaganda to further their cause even though there in no factualevidence to support their claims. If marijuana was legalized honest people couldsell it. Hemp has been grown and used by people for ages and has a long history in theUnited States. The prohibition of marijuana has madedrug dealers and the leaders of the black market rich while our tax dollars arewasted trying to stop them unsuccessfully. shtml) "Federal authorities should rescind their prohibition of the medical use ofmarijuana for seriously ill patients and allow physicians to decide which patientsto treat. Jerome Kassirer, editor, New England Journal of Medicine,January 30, 1997.
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