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Marijuana

Years ago people didn’t think of marijuana as a harmful drug, but as a very useful material. The fiber of hemp is used for paper, fuel, food and medicine. From all these are thousands of possibilities for using hemp. It wasn’t until 1937 that marijuana was prohibited for the first time under federal law; it was called the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, signed by F.D. Roosevelt in Pennsylvania (Melissa Jones 1). After thousands of years of use why should we look down on marijuana? It’s time for people to realize the good of what this plant can do for our society.

Today 35 states have passed laws supporting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. When smoking marijuana it relieves pain, nausea, stunts the growth of malignant breast tumors, protects the brain cells of stroke patients from being killed off, and helps people suffering from cancer, AIDS, glaucoma, menstrual cramps and depression. It has also been scientifically proven that marijuan


If mariana were to be legalized, I can think of only one drawback, the possibility of it becoming another addiction such as: cigarettes, alcohol, and caffeine. In my opinion marijuana is already a daily part of our lives, we probably pass by people every day who smoke marijuana or wear something made from it. It has been proven to be a valuable cash crop that should be legalized to provide for the sick and save our environment. I strongly believe that we the people should stand together for the legalization of marijuana!

Many products are made from hemp such as: baseball caps, gloves, inks, paper and the list can go on. Timber used to make paper can take up to one hundred years to grow, but hemp’s life cycle is only one hundred days. Therefore, hemp cultivation could stop the destruction of our forests. Hemp can provide four times as much pulp for paper as trees. Fabrics made from hemp insulate better, are more absorbent, and more durable than cotton.

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