Legalize Marajuana
Marajuana, the most used illegal drug, has 4 million users. Hemp, the plant canibis derived from was first grown in 1611. The practice of smoking marajuana however, did not begin until the 1920's during a very intolerant period of America's history when the prohibition of alchol was being considered.In 1938 the production of cannabis became illegal. In 1961 simple possention became a criminal offense. On Februrary 12, 2004 the federal minister of Justice Irwin Cotler announced the reinstatement of proposed legalization in the House of Commons that would provide alternative penalties and procedures for possession of small amounts of cannabis and impose tougher punishment on large-scale growing operations. Possession of marajuana would remain illegal but would not result in a criminal record where small amounts are involved. Fines and/ or probation would likely be applied. Personally, I think marajuana should be legalized. It should have the exact same law as alchol. Alchol and marajuana are both classified as drugs, and studies have proven that marajuana dosent affect you as much as alcohol. Why not legalize it, people are going to smoke it anyways. Also, if possession of marajuana is a crime, who is a victim of the crime? A person holding a leaf in their hand makes the state a victim of what? If the possessor is the victim, why is he or she thrown in jail? I belive strongly in the decriminilazation of marajuana and think it would help the economy for two reasons. One, its a healthy tax return for the government and second, who says the government should be able to ban something god created.
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