Marijuana Legalization. Asinine or Accurate?

“Now what I contend is that my body is my own, at least I have always so regarded it. If I do harm through my experimenting with it, it is I who suffers, not the state.” Many would be shocked that this quote came from the very man who wrote some of the most brilliant American literature in history, Mark Twain. This was his view of marijuana; many Americans have the same view on marijuana. The legalization of marijuana would lead to many opportunities and benefits that most Americans fail to realize. From our nations very beginning marijuana and hemp have played an integral role in America’s development. From the many medical uses to the economic promise that marijuana will bring; legalization is the only way for pot to be accessible to the masses of Americans who need its benefits.

Over the years marijuana and its uses have been drastically misinterpreted and misunderstood. Marijuana has been used as a source of euphoria, relief, and income since ancient times; arriving in Europe as early as 500 A.D. Marijuana is a mixture of shredded green and gray flowers and leaves from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. The hemp plant is extremely useful in many ways including mak

Overall, marijuana can be condemned as good or bad all depending on which side of the hill someone is standing on. Legalizing pot could slow down or even stop many problems that we have to deal with today. For instance, millions of dollars that is used to keep marijuana out of the country and the millions wasted on processing petty marijuana charges (less than an ounce) could be used in other areas where it is truly needed. The government could even tax it like alcohol and tobacco and make a fortune. But why has everyone made such a big deal out of this plant that was on the earth before anyone else was? Is it because that it is harmful to our health? Or is it because they do not want us expanding our minds and to start thinking for ourselves instead of continuing to be left brain prisoners? The answer is simple. Nobody should have the right to tell anybody else what is right or wrong, moral and immoral.

Legalization of marijuana would not only reduce the number of people in jail for marijuana, it would also help the economy. The government could tax marijuana just as they tax cigarettes and alcohol. For instance, Massachusetts’s cities would benefit from legalization of marijuana. There would be $121 million dollars made available to the communities for schooling and other important things such as that instead of using that money to run prisons. An additional $17 million would be raised by the regulation and taxation of marijuana a nationwide Zogby International poll commissioned by the Drug Policy Alliance revealed that forty-one percent of 1,204 voters responded that the government should treat marijua

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