We should legalize marijuana, because it causes more problems that it is
             illegal then it ever would if it were legal. I feel that the prohibition of marijuana is a
             bigger problem then the smoking of it. No one has ever overdosed on weed, more
             people die in alcohol related accidents then pot related accidents. The forbiddance
             of weed is the biggest reason for the exploding prison population. Many
             non-violent drug offenders are serving longer prison sentences, then murders, then
             rapist and other violent criminals. It cost taxpayers 30,000 dollars a year to
             imprison 1 non-violent drug offender . That's why politicians are spending billions
             of tax dollars on building new prisons and jails to hold everyone, and at the same
             money for education , healthcare, and other important things are running short.
             The methods used by the government to stop drug abuse aren't working . All
             they are doing is creating a black market for weed and other drugs. Stopping
             marijuana use cost billions of dollars to enforce and it makes millions of good
             hardworking, taxpaying, weed smoking individuals into criminals. Adult use of
             alcohol and tobacco are legal and accepted ,but adult use of marijuana is illegal.
             With alcohol you can die or get more impaired then with weed and cigarettes are
             Many people have the belief that we need to keep weed illegal to keep it
             away from our teenagers and children. That is a good theory and it makes sense,
             but it is false it doesn't work. There are at least 10 to 15 places that I know in
             walking distance, where I know I can get weed , but for me to get a beer it might
             take a half an hour to an hour standing outside a bar asking people to go in the bar
             or beer distributor and buy me some beer.
             In some countries like Holland it is legal to buy pot, but the percent of
             teenagers who smoke weed there is less then half of the amount of teenagers who
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